A morbid taste for bones The chronicles of brother cadfael series, book 1.

In the first installment of an iconic historical mystery series, a medieval monk seeks a saint's remains for Shrewsbury Abbey-but finds a murderous sinner instead. A Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in western England, Brother Cadfael spends much of his time tending the herbs and vegetables in the garden-but now there's a more pressing matter. Cadfael is to serve as translator for a group of monks heading to the town of Gwyther...