The Summer of the Danes (Cadfael Chronicles)
 not quite as good as the rest of the series: The first 50 pages are mostly travelogue, and the next 50 pages are mostly set-up. The story doesn't really take off until around page 115. Once it gets going, it's good, but I found myself skimming huge [... more]
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The Virgin In the Ice (Brother Cadfael Mysteries)
First-rate Mediaeval thriller and murder mystery: This sixth in the series of tales of Brother Cadfael is less obviously a whodunit and much more of a thriller or twelfth century adventure story. It is set in the English Marches, amidst the chaos ensuing [... more]
$4.95
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The Virgin in the Ice (Cadfael Chronicles: 6)
First-rate Mediaeval thriller and murder mystery: This sixth in the series of tales of Brother Cadfael is less obviously a whodunit and much more of a thriller or twelfth century adventure story. It is set in the English Marches, amidst the chaos ensuing [... more]
$12.40
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One Corpse Too Many (Brother Cadfael Mysteries)
This being the second chronicle of Brother Cadfael: Cadfael had answered the Crusader call when a young man. He had spent many years traveling the world, having adventures and learning many things but as he grew older he decided to return to England and [... more]
$4.95
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An Excellent Mystery (The Cadfael Chronicles)
Peters' Most Excellent Mystery: This is the fourth Brother Cadfael mystery that I have read (I happened upon a random selection in a neighbor's giveaway bin) and it is definitely the best so far. The title, taken from the Book of Common Prayer ("O [... more]
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Sanctuary Sparrow (Brother Cadfael Mysteries)
A finely honed tale of mediaeval intrigue: Barely four weeks past Easter of the Year of Our Lord 1140, with Shrewsbury and all its region secure within the King's peace, the conventual peace of Matins within the great Abbey church of St Peter and St Paul [... more]
$6.99
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The Pilgrim of Hate (The Cadfael Chronicles)
St.Winifred's miracle: In this, the tenth of the Brother Cadfael series, the year is 1141, and with King Stephen of England a prisoner in Bristol, the Empress Maud is negotiating with the people of London to be crowned at Westminster. Stephen's queen has [... more]
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Brother Cadfael's Penance: The Twentieth Chronicle of ...
The heart has its reasons: Finally, I have to say goodbye to a dearly loved friend, Brother Cadfael of the Abbey of St.Peter and St.Paul, after this, the 20th chronicle. When Cadfael learns that his son, Olivier, has been taken prisoner after the seige [... more]
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A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle of Brother ...
This being the first chronicle of Brother Cadfael: After a lifetime of adventure, leaving his native Wales as a young man to answer the call of the Crusades, traveling to exotic lands and learning much in his journeys Cadfael was ready to spend the rest [... more]
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A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle of Brother ...
This being the first chronicle of Brother Cadfael: After a lifetime of adventure, leaving his native Wales as a young man to answer the call of the Crusades, traveling to exotic lands and learning much in his journeys Cadfael was ready to spend the rest [... more]
$6.99
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St. Peter's Fair: The Cadfael Chronicles IV
More mediaeval goings-on to puzzle over: Ellis Peters' fourth Brother Cadfael mystery is set in the summer of 1139, in a Shrewsbury still recovering from the siege of town and castle by the army of King Stephen the previous summer. To speed the [... more]
$24.95
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The Trinity Cat: And Other Mysteries
Recommended: This is a charming collection of short contemporary mysteries by Ellis Peters, best known for her medieval Brother Cadfael stories. All of the selections (which range from the 1950s to 1990s) are extremely good and display a command of the [... more]
$19.00
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