Brother Cadfael's first case by noted author Edith Pargeter, writing as Ellis Peters.
"Why was the Welshman killed-for his daughter's hand in marriage. . . or for a saint's bones?" "Cadf...
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An Inspector George Felse Mystery.
"‘Shed here no tears. No Saint could die/ More Blessed and Comforted than I.’ So read the epitaph composed by Morwenna Treverra centuries ago as she followed her beloved husband, Jan, into death. The couple have been together ever since, models of pious content. . . .but when curious scholars open Jan ...
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Twenty-first in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series.
"Herein, with a Christmas story, a tale of robbery and attempted murder, and a narrative of Brother Cadfael's early years, the Chronicles continue. Although Cadfael has appeared in 15 novel-length Chronicles to date, the story of his entry into the monastery at Shrewsbury has been known hitherto only to a few readers. Now his myriad fans can discover the chain of events that le...
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"Herein, with a Christmas story, a tale of robbery and attempted murder, and a narrative of Brother Cadfael's early years, the Chronicles continue. Although Cadfael has appeared in 15 novel-length Chronicles to date, the story of his entry into the monastery at Shrewsbury has been known hitherto only to a few readers. Now his myriad fans can discover the chain of events that led him into the Benedictine...
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Twentieth in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series.
"A November filled with golden sunshine seemed a gentle ending to this year 1145, although England remained torn between Empress Maud and those who pledged allegiance to her cousin, Stephen. Yet for Brother Cadfael, this sweet autumn would bring a bitter harvest: a sudden, wrenching break with his life, an urgent search for a hostage of war, and a hun...
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Twentieth in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 255 pages;
"A November filled with golden sunshine seemed a gentle ending to this year 1145, although England remained torn between Empress Maud and those who pledged allegiance to her cousin, Stephen. Yet for Brother Cadfael, this sweet autumn would bring a bitter harvest: a sudden, wrenching break with his life, an urgent search for a hostage of war, and a hunt for a murderer. View More...

Twentieth in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series. ; Brother Cadfael; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 255 pages;
"A November filled with golden sunshine seemed a gentle ending to this year 1145, although England remained torn between Empress Maud and those who pledged allegiance to her cousin, Stephen. Yet for Brother Cadfael, this sweet autumn would bring a bitter harvest: a sudden, wrenching break with his life, an urgent search for a hostage of war, and a hun...
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Ninth in the Brother Cadfael series. ; Brother Cadfael; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 212 pages;
"The civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud is raging, and in the fierce Battle of Lincoln, Gilbert Pretcote, sheriff of Shropshire, is taken prisoner. But his captors have also lost a man of value - headstrong young Elis ap Cynan is delivered to the good monks of Shrewsbury after ...
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"A classics master who fought with the Resistance, Chad Wedderburn came home to Comerford to teach school. Ironically, when the peace of the little village is shattered by the murder of a former German prisoner of war, it is the peaceful Wedderburn who becomes the primary suspect.
"Police Sergeant George ...
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Annet Beck's beauty worries her parents so much that they guard her as closely as a prisoner. . . until the rainy Thursday when she disappears. Annet is last seen vanishing over the crest of Hallowmount, a hill in the remote Welsh Country believed to be the domain of witches. Five days later she mysteriously...
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"18-year-old Annet Beck has a haunting, innocent beauty few can forget. There isn't a man in her small Shropshire village who hasn't once fallen in love with her. Small wonder her aged parents keep their only daughter on a short leash, screening her escorts to the local dances and encouraging her interest in singing with the church choir.
One ordinary Thursday, just before teatime, Annet goes out to mail a letter . . . and doesn't return. Tom Kenyon, a young schoolmaster who boards with the Becks,saw her disappear over the Ha...
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Third in the Brother Cadfael series. ; Brother Cadfael; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 222 pages;
"Gervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest at the Shrewsbury Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul when he is suddenly taken ill. Brother Cadfael hurries to the man's bedside, only to be confronted by two very different surprises. In Master Bonel's wife, the good monk recognizes Richildis, whom he loved many years ago, before he took his vows. And ...
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Second in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series.
"Who killed the young man on the day of the great siege?" "The year is 1138. King Stephen and his cousin the Empress Maud are caught in a bitter struggle for the British crown. When Stephen finally captures the castle of Shrewsbury, one of Maud's few remaining hold-outs, his victory is a bloody one. Ninety-four prisoners, the surviving defen...
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"Since the publication of A Morbid Taste for Bones in 1977, millions of readers throughout the world have been captivated and enthraled by the exploits and adventures of Brother Cadfael - the twelfth-century Welsh ...
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Eighth in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series. ; Brother Cadfael; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 214 pages;
"Who murdered the young priest at the edge of the forest?
"Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of the year of our Lord 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, what troubles Brother Cadfael is a proud, secretive nineteen-year-old novi...
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Eighth in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series.
"Who murdered the young priest at the edge of the forest?"
"Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of the year of our Lord 1140, a priestly emis...
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Eighth in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series. ; Brother Cadfael; 7 ¾" X 9 ¾"; 293 pages;
"Who murdered the young priest at the edge of the forest?
"Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of the year of our Lord 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, what troubles Brother ...
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"The year was 1228, and Harry Talvace, a young and dedicated knight, set out on a fateful journey to avenge his father's cruel murder - his need for vengeance so strong, he was willing to meet his enemy alone and unarmed. But fate took a strange turn. And Harry, the untried boy, was suddenly destined to become a man. 'The Green Branch' is the magnificent sequel to the now classic 'The Heaven Tree,' and is the second book in Edith Parg...
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The Sixteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael. ; Brother Cadfael; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 250 pages;
"In the summer of 1143, William of Lythwood returns to Shrewsbury in a coffin. . . his pilgrimage at last at an end. William’s young attendant, Elave, accompanies the body and sets about trying to secure a burial place on the grounds of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, despite William’s once having been reproved for â...
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Nineteenth in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series.
"In the chill, rainy autumn of 1144, two groups of visitors seek the hospitality of the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, and Brother Cadfael fears trouble has come in with them. Among the first arrivals is Brother Tutilo, a young Benedictine with a guileless face and - to...
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