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It is the autumn of AD1140, and Brother Cadfael finds himself playing the part of devil's lawman at a conference on the acceptance of two novices to the Order. After much deliberation, nineteen-year-old Meriet Aspley is welcomed to the monastery. But Meriet is destined to become the source of so much confusion and distress that some soon think of him as the Devil's Novice.
Shortly after his arrival, a superior prelate disappears not far from Shrewsbury. Cadfael investigates, and uncovers a story of great courage and treachery -- as well as the fascinating explanation of Meriet's predicament...