Mystery

Ellis Peters

Elis Peters wrote many fine mystery novels in her life, some of the best of which were set during the Middle Ages.

Flight of a Witch: Ellis Peters drew on classic British fairy mythology for this mystery novel about a girl who disappears for five days but claims she was only gone for two.
Audio.
The Brothers of Gwynedd : Comprising, Sunrise in the West, the Dragon at Noonday, the Hounds of Sunset, Afterglow and Nightfall: A collection of historical fiction by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter).

The Brother Cadfael Chronicles are listed below, but there are many fine books written by Ellis Peters, some of which are out of print. You can search Amazon for her other mystery series and books by using this icon,

or you can use the search box at the bottom of this page. If you find a title that is not listed on this page and that you want to purchase, message me with the information, and I'll be happy to add it for you.

Brother Cadfael

The late Ellis Peters wrote the quintessential medieval mystery series. 'Tis a great pity there will be no more new adventures of Brother Cadfael.

A Rare Benedictine: A series of short stories, detailing the events that led Brother Cadfael to become a monk.
Hardcover. (No longer available.)
A Morbid Taste for Bones: The book that started it all; Brother Cadfael accompanies some of his fellow monks to claim the bones of a saint for their abbey--and discovers a murder.
Large Print Edition.
Audio. (Johanna Ward narrates.)
Audio. (1991 edition.)
Video.
One Corpse Too Many: After King Stephen executes the rebellious defenders of Shrewsbury Castle, Brother Cadfael helps bury the bodies--and finds one corpse too many; the second of the Brother Cadfael Chronicles.
Large Print.
Audio. (Unabridged.)
Audio. (Abridged.)
Video.
Monk's Hood: Brother Cadfael's encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and poisons figures prominently in this third installment of the series.
Large Print Edition.
Audio. (Stephen Thorne narrates.)
Audio. (1997 edition.)
Audio. (1995 edition.)
Video.
Saint Peter's Fair: When a merchant is murdered at Saint Peter's Fair, the people of Shrewsbury hope Brother Cadfael can solve the mystery before the fair ends and the murderer gets away.
Large Print Edition.
Audio. (6 cassettes)
Audio. (Derek Jacobi narrates.)
Video.
The Leper of Saint Giles: Brother Cadfael needs to match wits with a mysterious leper to solve a vicious murder; the fifth chronicle.
Large Print Edition.
Audio
Video
The Virgin in the Ice: Brother Cadfael risks a wintry landscape to find a missing pair of youngsters; the sixth chronicle.
Audio. (1997 edition; Stephen Thorne narrates.)
Audio. (1991 edition; Stephen Thorne narrates.)
Video.
The Sanctuary Sparrow: In the seventh chronicle of the series, Brother Cadfael comes to the rescue of a young minstrel who is fleeing from an angry mob.
Audio. (Unabridged.)
Video.
The Devil's Novice: When a new novice, who is plagued with violent nightmares, is suspected of committing a grisly murder, Brother Cadfael comes to his aid; the eighth chronicle.
Hardcover.
Video.
Dead Man's Ransom: When Shropshire's sheriff is murdered, a young Welshman turns to Brother Cadfael for help; the ninth chronicle.
Pilgrim of Hate: Brother Cadfael tries to solve the murder of a Winchester knight; the tenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael.
Hardcover.
An Excellent Mystery: When two monks from another abbey, which has recently been destroyed in the war, take refuge in Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael suspects that there is far more to their story than they are telling the Shrewsbury monks; chronicle eleven.
Audio. (Stephen Thorne narrates.)
The Raven in the Foregate: A priest drowns at Christmastime, and Brother Cadfael is called on to figure out why; the twelfth chronicle.
Audio.
Video.
The Rose Rent: The abbey rents a house from a widow for one rose per year, but the destruction of the rose bush and the murder of the priest who was carrying the rose leaves the abbey unable to pay the rent and Brother Cadfael in the middle of a thorny mystery (Couldn't resis the pun <g>.); the thirteenth chronicle.
Audio. (Unabridged.)
Audio.
Video.
The Hermit of Eyton Forest: In the fourteenth chronicle, Brother Cadfael tries to figure out whether or not a series of mishaps are related to the arrival of a hermit at the abbey.
Audio. (Stephen Thorne narrates.)
The Confession of Brother Haluin: When Brother Haulin makes a deathbed confession to a terrible crime then lives, Brother Cadfael agrees to make a journey of expiation with his fellow monk; Book Fifteen of the Brother Cadfael Chronicles.
Hardcover.
Audio. (Stephen Thorne narrates.)
The Heretic's Apprentice: When two visitors arrive at the abbey, and murder occurs on sacred ground, Brother Cadfael must sort out what really happened from an appalling fabric of lies; the sixteenth book of the series.
Hardcover.
Audio. (Stephen Thorne narrates.)
Audio. (Derek Jacobi narrates.)
The Potter's Field: Brother Cadfael tries to puzzle out why a woman was buried in a potter's field instead of in consecrated ground; the seventeenth chronicle.
Audio. (Stephen Thorne narrates.)
Audio. (Derek Jacobi narrates.)
The Summer of the Danes: Brother Cadfael, while on a simple trip to Wales, finds himself captured by Danish mercenaries; the eighteenth chronicle.
Audio. (Stephen Thorne narrates.)
Audio. (Derek Jacobi narrates.)
The Holy Thief: When a reliquary is stolen from the abbey, Brother Cadfael is called upon to find the thief; the nineteenth chronicle.
Audio. (2 cassettes)
Audio. (Stephen Thorne narrates.)
Brother Cadfael's Penance: The twentieth, and, alas, the last, Brother Cadfael mystery; Cadfael ventures out of his monastery and into the middle of the war between Maud and Stephen in a desperate attempt to save Olivier de Bretagne (Cadfael's son).
Hardcover.
Audio.
Audio. (Stephen Thorne narrates.)

Brother Cadfael Collections

Special collection editions of the Brother Cadfael stories.

Brother Cadfael Boxed Set (Pp4): Four video tapes of some of your favorite Brother Cadfael stories.
Brother Cadfael II Boxed Set 3-Pk: Three video tapes of some of your favorite Brother Cadfael stories.
Brother Cadfael III Boxed Set 3-Pk: Three more video tapes of some of your favorite Brother Cadfael stories.
Adventures of Brother Cadfael Gift Set: An audio collection of Brother Cadfael's Penance, The Heretic's Apprentice, Monk's Hood, The Potter's Field, St. Peter's Fair and Summer of the Danes on 12 cassettes.
The Benediction of Brother Cadfael: A Morbid Taste for Bones and One Corpse Too Many in a beautiful edition that contains photos of the actual setting.

Additional Works about Brother Cadfael

These texts are available to help you enjoy the Brother Cadfael series.

Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden: An Illustrated Companion to Medieval Plants and Their Uses: This is an excellent compilation for anyone who wants to learn more about herbs; with a book like this, you could even start your own medieval herb garden!
The Cadfael Companion: The World of Brother Cadfael: A marvelous, must-have reference source for any Brother Cadfael fan.
Cordially Yours, Brother Cadfael: An excellent collection of ten essays (five about sacred and five about secular aspects of the series).
Hardcover.
Edith Pargeter : Ellis Peters (Border Lines): Margaret Lewis's excellent biography of Ellis Peters.
Large Print Edition.
Shropshire (Hardcover.): Explore Shropshire with this beautifully photographed tour, conducted by Ellis Peters.
Hardcover. (Amazon lists this as a separate title, but it seems to be the same as the main listing.

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