The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Series by Ellis Peters
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #0
A Rare Benedictine
Ellis Peters
Set in the Year of Our Lord 1120, three tales of intrigue and treachery, featuring the chain of events that led one-time crusader Cadfael into the Benedictine Order.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #1
A Morbid Taste For Bones
Ellis Peters
The attempts by English Benedictine monks to transfer to their monastery the sacred bones of an obscure Welsh saint are hindered by strange visitations and the murder of a Welsh villager.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #2
One Corpse Too Many
Ellis Peters
In the Summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #3
Monk's Hood
Ellis Peters
Christmas 1138, a local dignitary is poisoned with one of the herbalist's own concoctions and Brother Cadfael has to defend himself against charges of murder.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #4
St. Peter's Fair
Ellis Peters
In July of 1139, a quarrel between the local burghers and the monks of the Benedictine monastery over Shrewsbury's annual Fair leaves a merchant dead.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5
Leper of Saint Giles
Ellis Peters
Autumn 1139. Outside the town of Shrewsbury is the infirmary of St Giles. When a member of a wedding party is savagely murdered, the only suspect claims sanctuary within its walls.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6
A Virgin In The Ice
Ellis Peters
During the bitter November of 1139, civil war brings refugees to Shrewsbury in search of sanctuary. But two orphans and their companion, a nun, do not arrive from Worcester as planned, and Brother Cadfael is despatched from the Abbey to try and locate them.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #7
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Ellis Peters
In the Spring of 1140, a young man, pursued by a lynching mob, claims sanctuary just in time to save his life. Brother Cadfael believes the boy is innocent and sets out to prove it.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #8
The Devil's Novice
Ellis Peters
September 1140. It falls to Brother Cadfael to find the disturbing truth behind the violent nightmares of a young novice in the Abbey of Shrewsbury.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #9
Dead Man's Ransom
Ellis Peters
In the battle of Lincoln, 1141, the Sheriff of Shropshire is captured by the Welsh forces of the Empress Maud. The county proposes to exchange him for a young Welsh nobleman. But when the Sheriff is murdered only Brother Cadfael can save the captive from retaliation.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #10
The Pilgrim of Hate
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.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #11
An Excellent Mystery
Ellis Peters
In the hot, dry August of 1141, England is still torn by civic strife. Amidst the carnage the Abbey of Hyde Meade is totally destroyed; its resident brothers dispersed, finding refuge in the Abbey of Shrewsbury. But Brother Cadfael realizes that two of these refugees are not all that they appear to be.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #12
The Raven in the Foregate
Ellis Peters
Winter, 1141. The Abbot of Shrewsbury returns from London bringing with him the harsh, unforgiving Father Ailnoth as pastor for Holy Cross parish. None are surprised when Ailnoth's body is found on Christmas morning, but it falls to Cadfael to find his murderer.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #13
The Rose Rent
Ellis Peters
In June of 1142, a young monk is murdered next to a white rose bush at a property bequeathed to the Abbey by a young widow. Brother Cadfael finds evidence that points to the widow's own household.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #14
The Hermit of Eyton Forest
Ellis Peters
In the Autumn of 1142, a holy man living as a hermit is found dead. His murder coincides with the arrival at the Abbey of Shrewsbury of the new Lord of Eaton. Brother Cadfael suspects a connection, but the new lord is only ten years old – who can have been acting in his interests?
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #15
The Confession of Brother Haluin
Ellis Peters
December, 1142. A brother of Shrewsbury Abbey suffers a fall that almost kills him. He makes a shocking deathbed confession to Brother Cadfael. When the man recovers Cadfael accompanies him on an arduous journey to redeem his past sins.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #16
The Heretic's Apprentice
Ellis Peters
In the Summer of 1143, two visitors arrive at the gates of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul bearing a corpse. But another violent death follows in their wake, and Brother Cadfael is called upon to investigate the connection between these two gory events.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #17
The Potter's Field
Ellis Peters
August, 1143. During the ploughing of Abbey land, the hastily buried remains of a woman's body are unearthed. Uneasiness pushes Brother Cadfael to find the whole truth behind this unexpected discovery.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #18
The Summer of the Danes
Ellis Peters
In the April of 1144, Brother Cadfael is sent to Wales on Church business, but becomes entangled in the affairs of a young woman desperate to escape an arranged marriage.
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The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #20
Brother Cadfael's Penance
Ellis Peters
November, 1145. The bitter rift between King Stephen and Empress Maud at last has a chance of reconciliation. Brother Cadfael is faced with a shocking revelation: one of the hostages is his illegitimate son.
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