#1 – A Morbid Taste for Bones
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In 1137, the Abbot of Shrewsbury decides to acquire the remains of St Winifred. Brother Cadfael is part…
#2 – One Corpse Too Many
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In the Summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the…
#3 – Monk’s Hood
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.Christmas 1138, a local dignitary is poisoned with one of the herbalist's own concoctions and Brother Cadfael has…
#4 – Saint Peter’s Fair
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In July of 1139, a quarrel between the local burghers and the monks of the Benedictine monastery over…
#6 – The Virgin in the Ice
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.During the bitter November of 1139, civil war brings refugees to Shrewsbury in search of sanctuary. But two…
#7 – The Sanctuary Sparrow
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In the Spring of 1140, a young man, pursued by a lynching mob, claims sanctuary just in time…
#8 – The Devil’s Novice
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.September 1140. It falls to Brother Cadfael to find the disturbing truth behind the violent nightmares of a…
#9 – Dead Man’s Ransom
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In the battle of Lincoln, 1141, the Sheriff of Shropshire is captured by the Welsh forces of the…
#10 – The Pilgrim of Hate
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.During the May of 1141, pilgrims gather at Shrewsbury. The news from the road is that a knight…
#11 – An Excellent Mystery
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In the hot, dry August of 1141, England is still torn by civic strife. Amidst the carnage the…
#12 – The Raven in the Foregate
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.Winter, 1141. The Abbot of Shrewsbury returns from London bringing with him the harsh, unforgiving Father Ailnoth as…
#13 – The Rose Rent
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In June of 1142, a young monk is murdered next to a white rose bush at a property…
#14 – The Hermit of Eyton Forest
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In the Autumn of 1142, a holy man living as a hermit is found dead. His murder coincides…
#15 – The Confession of Brother Haluin
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.December, 1142. A brother of Shrewsbury Abbey suffers a fall that almost kills him. He makes a shocking…
#16 – The Heretic’s Apprentice
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In the Summer of 1143, two visitors arrive at the gates of the Abbey of Saint Peter and…
#17 – The Potter’s Field
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.August, 1143. During the ploughing of Abbey land, the hastily buried remains of a woman's body are unearthed.…
#18 – The Summer of the Danes
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In the April of 1144, Brother Cadfael is sent to Wales on Church business, but becomes entangled in…
#19 – The Holy Thief
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.In early 1145, subsiding flood waters reveal a robbery has been committed on church grounds, and Brother Cadfael…
#20 – Brother Cadfael’s Penance
In late 1145, England remains divided between King Stephen and Empress Matilda, and an attempted peace meeting at Coventry fails to end the conflict. Brother Cadfael learns that Olivier de Bretagne, the son whose existence he has kept secret, disappeared after the surrender of Faringdon Castle…