Chronicle of Brother Cadfael Series / Monk s Hood / Ellis Peters

After the violent civil war in the spring, Shrewsbury has enjoyed a quiet summer and a good harvest. But, as Cadfael ruefully observes, this calm cannot be expected to last. He is right. Trouble begins when Gervase Bonel, the wealthy laird, proposes to sign over all his property to the abbey. A welcome gift, but when Bonel is found poisoned, the suspicion is that something fishy was going on. Cadfael is certain that the obvious suspect is not the one, but are his detective skills strong enough to guide him through the maze of clues to the truth?