The Pilgrim Of Hate

By Ellis Peters

During the May of 1141, pilgrims gather at Shrewsbury. The news from the road is that a knight has been murdered in Winchester. Brother Cadfael suspects this distant crime has a solution close to home.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Release date: Jun 2, 2014
• ISBN: 9781784080600

Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters (the pen name of Edith Pargeter, 1913–1995) is a writer beloved of millions of readers worldwide and has been widely adapted for radio and television, including her Brother Cadfael crime novels, which were made into a series starring Derek Jacobi. She has been the recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger, Edgar Award for Best Novel, Agatha Award for Best Novel, and was awarded an OBE for her services to literature in 1994.

Reviews for The Pilgrim Of Hate

[phoenixcomet · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Two pilgrims enter Shrewsbury abbey for St. Winifred's feast. One is bare footed and weighted down by a heavy cross. The other follows him relentlessly wherever he goes. What is the mystery surrounding these two men?

[angelag86 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A knight was murdered several weeks earlier, and Brother Cadfael is curious about the arrival of two pilgrams.

[mrsrk-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another excellent "Brother Cadfael" book. Very well written, quite different from modern fiction, which is so poorly written. Highly recommend.

[hopeevey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Another wonderful Brother Cadfael story! This one is less about the mystery itself, and more about the people it distantly touches on. By the end of the book, I was glad to learn the solution to the mystery, but was much more interested in what happened to the people. This would be a great mystery novel for folks who aren't normally fans of mysteries.

[cbl_tn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

As the Shrewsbury abbey prepares to celebrate the translation of Welsh Saint Winifred's bones, pilgrims gather from the far reaches of the country in hope of a healing miracle. The anniversary follows close on the heels of a conference in Winchester between the opposing factions in the civil war between King Stephen and his cousin, the Empress Maud. A knight was killed as he left the conference, and his murdered managed to escape. Is it possible that a murderer is hidden among the pilgrims who are temporary guests at the abbey? If so, Brother Cadfael will find him.The series has become somewhat formulaic by this point. The highlights of this episode in the series are the confidences shared between Cadfael and his friend, sheriff Hugh Beringar, that reveal added depths in Cadfael's character, and the disabled adolescent Rhun, who is one of the most likable of the characters I've encountered in this series so far. Each book in the series includes a pair of young lovers, and this one is no exception. Although I usually hope for a happy ending to the romance, this time was different. One scene ended violently, with Matthew striking Melangell hard enough to leave her face bruised. Attitudes may have been different in the Middle Ages regarding violence between men and women, but I don't have to like it.

[auntie0nanuuq · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

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Empress Maud has taken King Stephen hostage. While Maud is in London she turns every nobleman against her with her arrogance and is forced to flee prior to her official coronation.

King Stephen's wife, Queen Matilda, has sent a delegate to negotiate his release. The delegate is hatefully murdered by one who was instructed to allow the delegate safe passage.

Two men of stature meet a young woman, her cripple brother, & their adopted mother while on a pilgrimage to venerate Saint Winifred..... One of these men is unshod with a heavy cross hanging from his neck, the rope the cross is on cutting a groove in the flesh of his neck. The other falls in love with the young woman.....

Brother Cadfael treats the pilgrims' maladies and becomes aware that something is amiss, when a messenger from London brings news of the murder of Queen Matilda's delegate & the fact that one of the delegate's companions has gone missing......

[kevn57-163679 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I don't generally like historical fiction, except for the time period covered here, and the location. medieval England. A time of civil war and also myth, my favorite being Robin Hood. Having recently read Nottingham I was reminded to pick up this series which I enjoyed as much as always.

[fdholt · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In The pilgrim of hate, the Abbey at Shrewsbury is preparing for the large number of pilgrims who will come to the St. Winifred's celebration. And it is a motley bunch - a lame boy with his sister and aunt, several wealthy merchants, and a pair of men, one of which is barefoot and carrying a cross. Add thievery, murder in Winchester, and miracles and Brother Cadfael has his hands full. In addition, Olivier de Bretagne (see is in the vicinity, seeking a missing knight.In the end, justice prevails, the thieves are caught and the murder sorted out to our satisfaction. And we glimpse more into the lives of the continuing characters in this, the tenth Chronicle of Cadfael.

[angelab86 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A knight was murdered several weeks earlier, and Brother Cadfael is curious about the arrival of two pilgrams.

[walterhistory · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An assassination, 2 men's appearance at the abbey, & a mysterious group of thieves. A triple oddity that leads Brother Cadfael to danger & to discovery of a plot gone wrong & one who seeks vengeance for a brutal crime. Will Cadfael be able to prevent not only a murder but a man's soul? Reader beware.

[karin7-11 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It's 1141 AD and the fourth anniversary of the bringing of a Saint's bones to Shrewsbury rapidly approaches (they were brought in the first Cadfael novel, so no details given here). At this time Empress Maud has entered London and imprisoned King Stephen in the continued vying for the throne, so things are not looking promising for Cadfael's friend, Hugh Beringer who has sworn allegiance to Stephen. An innocent man is murdered in London, and rumours have begun about that.

Pilgrims begin to arrive for the anniversary, and, naturally others are mingled among them. Cadfael helps to tend two of them, one who is lame and has been brought in hopes of a miracle and another who is bound by oath to travel barefoot wearing a very heavy cross by a thin chain. The former has come with his sister and aunt, the latter with a man bound by oath to accompany him.

Problems arise with another group of travellers who have arrived with loaded dice, ready to strip locals and pilgrims alike of their money. Soon Cadfael and Hugh are doing more than solving this mystery, but pondering the question of whether or not one of the travellers may also be the murderer from London.

While I didn't love it, I definitely liked this tenth installment in this series. Good enough to keep me reading to see what happened and to connect me to the key characters, but not so engrossing as to keep me up past my bedtime.

[antiquary_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Two young men appear as pilgrims for the Feast of St. Winifrid . Itt iurns out they may be linked to the murder of a knight in Winchester, where a important political meeting is taking place. My memory us this is one of the darker stories in the series, not my favorite.

[jen6e6moore · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Just when I was starting to feel like these books were all getting very samey, a return to what I liked about the first one: sincere religious feeling, spiritual doubt, and a hefty dash of medieval politics.

[mimal_5 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

bookshelves: tbr-busting-2014, series, published-1984, winter-20132014, mystery-thriller, historical-fiction, film-only, britain-england, shropshire, religion, war, medieval5c-16c, medical-eewRead on January 19, 2014Description: The fourth anniversary of the transfer of Saint Winifred's bones to the Abbey at Shrewsbury is a time of celebration for the 12th-century pilgrims gathering from far and wide. In distant Winchester, however, a knight has been murdered. Could it be because he was a supporter of the Empress Maud, one of numerous pretenders to the throne? It's up to herbalist, sleuth, and Benedictine monk Brother Cadfael to track down the killer in the pious throng.Dem bones, Dem bones. Cadfael plays jigsaw to find out some facts.Have one TV episode left in my storage box and that'll do fine for next week. Now I go back to New York to continue with The Golem and the Jinni.3* #1 A Morbid Taste for Bones3* #2 One Corpse Too Many3* #3 Monk's Hood3* #4 St Peter's Fair3* #5 Leper of St. Giles4* #6 The Virgin in the Ice3* #7 The Sanctuary Sparrow4* #8 The Devil's Novice3* #9 Dead Man's Ransom3* #10 The Pilgrim of Hate3* #12 The Raven in the Forecourt3* #13 The Rose Rent4* #17 The Potter's Field3* #18 Summer of the DanesTR #19 The Holy Thief2* Flight of a Witch2* Light on the Road to WoodstockWL A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury5* Sunrise in the WestTR The Dragon at NoondayTR The Hounds at SunsetTR Afterglow and Nightfall

[amelish · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Pilgrim Hater of the Year.
HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE

[smik_3 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have already read this Ellis Peters novel, but so long ago that my memory was very dim, and so I decided to listen to an audio copy.It is of course one of the Brother Cadfael series, made famous particularly by Derek Jacobi's TV series.1. A Morbid Taste for Bones (1977)2. One Corpse Too Many (1979)3. Monk's Hood (1980)4. St. Peter's Fair (1981)5. The Leper of Saint Giles (1981)6. The Virgin in the Ice (1982)7. The Sanctuary Sparrow (1982)8. The Devil's Novice (1983)9. Dead Man's Ransom (1984)10. The Pilgrim of Hate (1984)11. An Excellent Mystery (1985)12. The Raven in the Foregate (1986)13. The Rose Rent (1986)14. The Hermit of Eyton Forest (1987)15. The Confession of Brother Haluin (1988)16. The Heretic's Apprentice (1989)17. The Potter's Field (1989)18. The Summer of the Danes (1991)19. The Holy Thief (1992)20. Brother Cadfael's Penance (1994)The setting is the Benedictine Abbey at Shrewsbury, on the eve of the installation of the casket with St. Winifred's bones into the Abbey. The political setting is the struggle between King Stephen and the Empress Maud. Will the installation of Saint Winifred's bones be accompanied by a miracle? So far Shrewsbury has not been favoured with a miracle, and certainly there are many who are hoping for her favour.In the early hours of listening to the novel, I found myself thinking that the series had dated a little. The language is bit more formal than that of more modern writing, but then I found that as the story developed, that didn't really matter. It helps if you know a bit of the political background when you are reading the novel, and that may have been what frustrated me at the beginning - I was struggling to resurrect my history, couldn't quite remember who was vying for what. And then this is #10 in the Cadfael series, and things have been revealed about his earlier life that it helps to know about.But if you like historical mysteries, then this is a series you will enjoy. It is not for nothing that the CWA awards for historical mystery is dedicated to Ellis Peters. And she had such a great love of this period in English history and this particular part of England. So get to a library and borrow the series, starting at the beginning. Or check out the CWA page for other historical mystery reading.

[museofire · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Peters has an unfortunate habit of trying to present conversations and situations as if they can only mean one thing, when clearly there are alternate explanations. Doesn't help when she puts the real motive in the title.

[dwwilkin_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The murder is off stage and everything that stems from that seems to circumstantial. Most of the story now delves into prior books in the series to enrich the novel. The mystery is virtually second place to it.

[merneith_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One of my favorite of the Brother Cadfael books, tying up family, politics, war, faith, miracles, love, revenge, religion and humanity, in 250 pages.This probably isn't the best place for newcomers to start the series, but the series itself is well worth starting. Book 1 is called "A Morbid Taste for Bones".

[armyangel1986 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A knight was murdered several weeks earlier, and Brother Cadfael is curious about the arrival of two pilgrams.