Jeden mrtvý navíc - CDmp3 (Čte Pavel Soukup)

When there were so many dead, who would count them... The dispute over succession drove England into a civil war, and so in the year of our Lord 1138, blood was spilled in the city of Shrewsbury. The victorious mercenaries of Stephen captured the local castle, and the commander ordered all ninety-four rebels to be hanged, after which the local Benedictine, herbalist, and jack-of-all-trades Cadfael was tasked with preparing the bodies for their final journey. But lo and behold – why are there suddenly ninety-five corpses? And who was that evidently noble young man entrusted with what seems to be a secret mission, who was not hanged by the executioner as a political opponent, but strangled from behind like some commoner? Will his new ward give Brother Cadfael a hint? Or Hugh Beringar? While we discreetly investigate with the knowledgeable monk to find out who is guilty of the crime, we will learn how people lived in medieval England, what they loved and how they thought, what they honored – and also why they killed. The second part of the historical detective series featuring Brother Cadfael, which inspired four seasons of the British television series (1994–1998) starring Derek Jacobi in the lead role. Length of recording: 10 hours 09 minutes. Narrator: Pavel Soukup.