Splátka růží – Petersová Ellis (2020)

WHEN THE PATH TO TRUTH IS THORNIER THAN ROSE BUSHES... Spring of 1142 refuses to arrive, and the monks at Shrewsbury Abbey begin to worry: if it doesn't warm up soon, they won't be able to have roses bloom by June 22nd. On this day every year, the young widow Judith Perle must receive one white rose as a symbolic payment for the house that the abbey has rented out; otherwise, the contract will become invalid. However, someone in the vicinity of the abbey is playing into the hands of nature's hesitation with their greed – and when the roses finally bloom, they do not hesitate to resort to violence to achieve their goals. The first victim is a young monk who protects Judith's rose bush from destruction with his own body. Wise Brother Cadfael follows the trail of blood-stained petals. Will they lead him to one of the suitors, of whom the beautiful and wealthy widow has no shortage? Soon, however, much more is at stake – the life of Judith herself, who suddenly disappears. Brother Cadfael faces a path that will be thornier than the widow's rose bushes...