The Leper of Saint Giles
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The Leper of Saint Giles

by Edith Pargeter

1981•Mystery•226 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimehistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossysolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA layered, grounded mystery, otherwise balanced. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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About This Book

Brother Cadfael must travel to the heart of a leper colony to root out the secret to a savage murder. Setting out for the Saint Giles leper colony outside Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael has more pressing matters on his mind than the grand wedding coming to his abbey. But as fate would have it, Cadfael arrives at Saint Giles just as the nuptial party passes the colony's gates.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

HerbalistsMonksHistoryGreat britainEngland

Details

Author
Edith Pargeter
Published
1981
Pages
226
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