A Morbid Taste for Bones

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A Morbid Taste for Bones is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters that introduces the medieval Welsh sleuthing monk Brother Cadfael.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf detective fiction
historical mystery novel
novel
author Ellis Peters
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtist Terry Griffiths
creator Ellis Peters
featuresCharacter Brother Cadfael
genre crime fiction
historical mystery
whodunit
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surface form: A Morbid Taste for Bones (radio adaptation)

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hasISBN 0-333-24220-5
hasSequel One Corpse Too Many
introducesCharacter Brother Cadfael
language English
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
mainCharacterOccupation Benedictine monk
mainCharacterRole amateur detective
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor introducing Brother Cadfael
originalPublicationYear 1977
partOf The Cadfael Chronicles
surface form: Brother Cadfael series
positionInSeries 1
protagonist Brother Cadfael
protagonistAffiliation Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine order

Shrewsbury Abbey
protagonistReligion Christianity
publisher Macmillan Publishers
surface form: Macmillan
series The Cadfael Chronicles
settingPlace Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Abbey
Wales
settingTime 1137
12th century
subject monastic life
murder investigation
religious relics
saints’ remains
workPeriodSetting Middle Ages

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Brother Cadfael firstAppearance A Morbid Taste for Bones
Ellis Peters notableWork A Morbid Taste for Bones
The Cadfael Chronicles firstBook A Morbid Taste for Bones
A Morbid Taste for Bones hasAdaptation A Morbid Taste for Bones self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: A Morbid Taste for Bones (radio adaptation)
A Morbid Taste for Bones hasAdaptation A Morbid Taste for Bones self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: A Morbid Taste for Bones (television adaptation)
One Corpse Too Many precededBy A Morbid Taste for Bones
Hugh Beringar appearsIn A Morbid Taste for Bones
Prior Robert appearsIn A Morbid Taste for Bones
Abbot Radulfus appearsIn A Morbid Taste for Bones
Edith Mary Pargeter notableWork A Morbid Taste for Bones