Cadfael is called upon to bury 94 rebel soldiers executed on King Stephen's orders. But the sanctity of the religious ceremony is disrupted when Cadfael counts the deceased and finds one corpse too many. With the city engulfed by war, no one is above suspicion as Cadfael hunts for the murderer.

Shrewsbury's goldsmith is robbed and left for dead, and the locals launch a witch-hunt against their prime suspect - a young travelling juggler who performed at the wedding of the goldsmith's son. Pursued by the mob, the juggler seeks sanctuary at Shrewsbury Abbey. But as Cadfael investigates the killing, and with the townspeople's suspect still out of circulation, a second body is found floating in the River Severn.

The moving finger (1985): Poison-pen letters cause two deaths in Lymston. Can Miss Marple uncover the killer before there is another? At Bertram's Hotel (1987): A stuffy and very proper London hotel is booked solid with sinister secrets and deadly doings.

At the yearly Saint Peter's Fair in Shrewsbury, the townspeople come into conflict with the Abbey's stewards and some travelling merchants. A curfew is quickly ordered, but soon Cadfael has a murder to solve. Meanwhile, Cadfael puts Hugh Beringar to the test. Hugh has to choose between his loyalty to the king and his friendship with Cadfael.

Blade on the feather: Jason is a reclusive author who is visited by Daniel. Daniel is a young admirer of Jason's. After Daniel seduces Jason's daughter, dark secrets start to emerge. Both men are more than they claim to be. Rain on the roof: To get back her adulterous husband John, a disturbed Janet, begins to flirt with one of her students. Billy is the simple, mistreated young man she flirts with while giving him his reading lessons. Unfortunately,...