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Mystery
The medieval monk digs for clues when a body is unearthed by a plow: "His detecting talents are as dazzling as ever" (Publishers Weekly). When a newly plowed field recently given to the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and... See More
Mystery
Brother Cadfael discovers a murder amid the wreckage of Shrewsbury Castle in this mystery series featuring "a colorful and authentic medieval background" (Publishers Weekly). In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen... See More
Mystery
A car crash survivor is convinced she committed murder, and private eye Francis Killian joins forces with George and Bunty Felse to uncover her past. World-famous opera singer Maggie Tressider wakes up in a hospital after... See More
Mystery
In this "enchanting" historical mystery, "medieval England comes marvelously alive" as Brother Cadfael investigates a woman's baffling disappearance (The Washington Post). In the year of our Lord 1141, August comes in... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
A famous composer's post-WWII homecoming is marred by death threats in a gripping tale of suspense from the Edgar Award-winning creator of Brother Cadfael. Three decades ago, a teenaged Lucas Cornith joined the Austrian... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
To save his estranged son, a monk risks breaking his vows in this "moving and suspenseful" entry in the Silver Dagger Award-winning medieval mystery series (Booklist). For Brother Cadfael in the autumn of his life, the... See More
Mystery
A pair of gripping mystery novellas dealing with crime and punishment from the Edgar Award-winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael. In The Assize of the Dying, a defendant in an English courtroom is sentenced... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
A troubled English boy sets out to uncover the truth about his father's death, from the Edgar Award-winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael. Following the death of his father at an archaeological dig in... See More
Mystery
A shocking revelation in a diva's will leads to murder in this chilling whodunit from the Edgar Award-winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael. It's not surprising that adored British opera star, Antonia Byrne... See More
Mystery
The twelfth-century Welsh monk is caught up in civil war and captured by Danish mercenaries, in the Silver Dagger Award-winning medieval mystery series. In the summer of 1144, a strange calm has settled over England. The... See More
Mystery
Superstition clouds the investigation into a dead body found outside a village church in this historical mystery from the author of Fallen Into the Pit. A news photographer is found dead at the threshold of the church of... See More
Mystery
From the Edgar Award-winning author: When a troubled novice is blamed for a priest's disappearance, Brother Cadfael seeks to save his soul -- and his life. Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in... See More
Mystery
Strangers seek refuge at the abbey as floodwaters rise, a body falls, and a relic vanishes -- in this "top drawer" mystery featuring the twelfth-century monk (Chicago Sun-Times) In the chill, rainy autumn of 1144, two... See More
Mystery
Silver Dagger Award Winner: In this medieval mystery, Brother Cadfael faces suspicion when one of his herbal ingredients is used to kill a man. Gervase Bonel is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul... See More
Mystery
The sleuthing monk unravels a thorny case of murder in this "accomplished whodunit meticulously wrought with a wealth of medieval detail" (Booklist). A late spring in 1142 brings dismay to the Abbey of Saint Peter and... See More
Literature & Fiction
The "irresistible" and "compelling" first novel in the historical mystery series featuring a Welsh Benedictine monk in the twelfth century (The Washington Post). A Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Medieval monk Brother Cadfael races to save a young man he believes is falsely accused of robbery -- in the Silver Dagger Award-winning mystery series. In the gentle Shrewsbury spring of 1140, the midnight matins at the... See More
Mystery
In the twelfth century, merchants gather at a summertime fair -- but when one of them is found dead in a river, a crime-solving monk must step in. St. Peter's Fair is a grand, festive event, attracting merchants from... See More
Crime Fiction
The grave of a Cornish poet reveals a centuries-old mystery and leads Detective Inspector Felse on a dangerous trail of secrets and crime. While on a seaside vacation in Cornwall with his son, Dominic, Detective Inspector... See More
Mystery
A despised priest is drowned in a pond in this medieval mystery filled with "lively period detail" (Kirkus Reviews). In a mild December in the year of our Lord 1141, a new priest comes to the parishioners of the Foregate... See More
Mystery
A post-WWII love affair is eroded by suspicions of murder, from the Edgar Award-winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael. Talented potter Suspiria Freeland and her painter husband, Theo, survived the Blitz and... See More
Mystery
In this "hypnotically good" debut, a Nazi murdered in an English village sets Sergeant Felse and his son on an investigation few want solved (Boston Sunday Globe). It is 1952, and the shadow of World War II still lies over... See More
Mystery
The first three novels in the award-winning medieval mystery series featuring the Welsh monk, herbalist, and crime-solver. Benedictine monk Brother Cadfael, "wily veteran of the Crusades," has a deep knowledge of herbalism... See More
Mystery
Brother Cadfael must intervene when a prisoner exchange is interrupted by love and murder, in the Silver Dagger Award-winning medieval mystery series. In February of 1141, men march home from war to Shrewsbury, but the... See More
Mystery
Charges of heresy and murder are complicated by the contents of a mysterious treasure chest In the summer of 1143, William of Lythwood arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, but it is not a joyous... See More
Mystery
From the author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, the first three mysteries in the Edgar Award-winning series about an English policeman and his son. In the English village of Comerford, just on the border of Wales... See More
Mystery
"Bodies and red herrings pile up in a satisfying way" in the Silver Dagger Award-winning medieval mystery series starring Brother Cadfael (Library Journal). The year is 1142, and England is in the grip of civil war. Within... See More
Mystery
An opera singer drops dead onstage in a pitch-perfect puzzler from the Edgar Award-winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael. A plane crash kills the lead actor of the Leander Theatre's production of The... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
"Three classic stories featuring Brother Cadfael... whose powers of deduction are practically miraculous" in the Silver Dagger-winning medieval mystery series (Booklist). "Brother Cadfael sprang to life suddenly and... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
When two attendees go missing from a folk music festival at a remote Gothic mansion, Inspector Felse arrives to solve the mystery -- and protect his son. Singers and musicians are gathered for a weekend course in folk... See More