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A despised priest is drowned in a pond in this medieval mystery filled with "lively period detail" (Kirkus Reviews).

Christmas, AD 1141. A priest is found drowned in the millpond, and suspicion is cast in many directions. The familiar task of sorting the complicated strands that define guilt and innocence is once again left to Brother Cadfael.

Christmas, AD 1141 Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross (known as the Foregate), a man of presence, scholarship and discipline, but neither humility nor the common touch. When he is found drowned in the mill-pond,... Read Full Overview

Christmas, AD 1141. A priest is found drowned in the millpond, and suspicion is cast in many directions. The familiar task of sorting the complicated strands that define guilt and innocence is once again left to Brother Cadfael.

Christmas, AD 1141. A priest is found drowned in the millpond, and suspicion is cast in many directions. The familiar task of sorting the complicated strands that define guilt and innocence is once again left to Brother Cadfael.

Brother Cadfael's tranquil life at Shrewsbury monastery is once again interrupted by mysterious happenings.

Christmas, AD 1141. A priest is found drowned in the millpond, and suspicion is cast in many directions. The familiar task of sorting the complicated strands that define guilt and innocence is once again left to Brother Cadfael.

Christmas, AD 1141. A priest is found drowned in the millpond, and suspicion is cast in many directions. The familiar task of sorting the complicated strands that define guilt and innocence is once again left to Brother Cadfael.