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The Leper of Saint Giles is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, set in October 1139. It is the fifth novel in The Cadfael Chronicles and was first published in 1981.
Read 566 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Brother Cadfael sets out to visit the Saint Giles leper colony outside Shrewsbury, knowing…
Plot. The Leper of St. Giles. Mystery!: Cadfael. Jump to Edit. Summaries. When a cruel middle-aged baron and a beautiful wealthy orphan are to be wed at the abbey, it comes as no surprise when the sadistic nobleman is found strangled to death.
Cadfael is a British mystery television series, broadcast on ITV between 29 May 1994 and 28 December 1998, based on The Cadfael Chronicles novels written by Ellis Peters. Produced by Central , it starred Derek Jacobi as the medieval detective and title character, Brother Cadfael .
He also enjoys a platonic friendship with the equally worldly Benedictine nun, Sister Magdalen (formerly Avice of Thornbury) of the nunnery close by at Godric's Ford (The Leper of St. Giles, Dead Man's Ransom, The Rose Rent). His former fiancée Richildis, now widowed and remarried, briefly re-appears in his life (Monk's Hood).
Seen on the PBS Mystery! series, this haunting tales stars Sir Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael, the crime-solving monk of medieval Shewsbury. When a fat, old baron and a beautiful, wealthy orphan are to be wed at the abbey, all of Shrewsbury turns out to see the unlikely pair ride into town.
A great wedding is to take place at the Abbey, between a beautiful young girl and a powerful baron. But this is no love match, and when the baron disappears before the wedding, Cadfael is on the case.
