The devil's novice : the eighth chronicle of Brother Cadfael
In the year 1140, Peter Clemence, a political envoy on a mission to help prevent the dismemberment of England, goes missing outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Inside, Brother Cadfael's attention is turned towards Meriet, a proud, secretive nineteen-year-old novice who has been delivered to the abbey by his overbearing father, the Lord of Aspley, to begin a religious vocation. Meriet, meek by day, is so racked by nightmares that his howls urn him the nickname of the 'Devil's novice'. Shunned and feared, Meriet is soon linked to the missing priest's fate. Only Brother Cadfael believes in Meriet's innocence, and only he can uncover the truth before Meriet is convicted
Print Book, English, 1983
Macmillan, London, 1983