<div> <p>The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury as raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester. Among them are two young orphans from a noble family and their companion a young Benedictine nun. The trio never reaching Shrewsbury has disappeared somewhere in the wild countryside.</p> <p>Cadfael fears for these three lost lambs but another call for help sends him to the Church of Saint Mary. A wounded monk by the roadside will surely die without Cadfael’s healing arts. Why this holy man has been attacked and what his fevered ravings reveal soon give Brother Cadfael a clue to the fate of the missing travelers. </P><P>Now Cadfael sets out on a dangerous quest to find them—and the road will lead him to a terrible murder and a tale of passion gone awry. This is Ellis Peters’ most stunning depiction yet of love and war.</p><P>A Blackstone Audio production.</P>