Brother Cadfael book 2 · 1979
One Corpse Too Many
In 1138, King Stephen takes Shrewsbury and hangs ninety-four of its defenders. Brother Cadfael is sent to bury them, and finds ninety-five bodies. One of them was murdered.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 2 of 20
- Published
- 1979
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
One Corpse Too Many on screen
- Cadfael (1994–1998, series, ITV). Derek Jacobi plays the twelfth-century monk and herbalist who solves murders around Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s civil war.
Who is in One Corpse Too Many
5 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart. Introduces Hugh Beringar and Aline Siward.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader
Major 2
- Hugh BeringarFirst appearanceDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of ShropshireMeets Cadfael
- Aline SiwardFirst appearanceYoung noblewoman who marries Hugh
Minor and cameo 2
- Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey
- Brother JeromePrior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk
Also featuring these characters
Other Ellis Peters books that share the most characters with One Corpse Too Many.
- Saint Peter’s Fair1981 · Brother Cadfael · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Leper of Saint Giles1981 · Brother Cadfael · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Virgin in the Ice1982 · Brother Cadfael · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Sanctuary Sparrow1983 · Brother Cadfael · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon