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Ellis Peters



A pseudonym used by Edith Pargeter

Ellis Peters was one of the pseudonyms for Edith Pargeter. Under the name "Ellis Peters" she wrote mystery/crime novels; in particular the series of Brother Cadfael books, which later where made into a brilliant TV series starring Derek Jacobi.
 

Genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery
 
Series
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   1. Fallen into the Pit (1951)
   2. Death and the Joyful Woman (1961)
   3. Flight of a Witch (1964)
   4. A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (1965)
   5. The Piper on the Mountain (1966)
   6. Black is the Colour of My True Love's Heart (1967)
   7. The Grass Widow's Tale (1968)
   8. The House of Green Turf (1969)
   9. Mourning Raga (1969)
   10. The Knocker on Death's Door (1970)
   11. Death to the Landlords (1972)
   12. City of Gold and Shadows (1973)
   13. Rainbow's End (1979)
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Cadfael
   1. A Morbid Taste for Bones (1977)
   2. One Corpse Too Many (1980)
   3. Monk's Hood (1980)
   4. St. Peter's Fair (1981)
   5. The Leper of Saint Giles (1981)
   6. The Virgin in the Ice (1982)
   7. The Sanctuary Sparrow (1983)
   8. The Devil's Novice (1983)
   9. Dead Man's Ransom (1984)
   10. The Pilgrim of Hate (1984)
   11. An Excellent Mystery (1985)
   12. The Raven in the Foregate (1986)
   13. The Rose Rent (1986)
   14. The Hermit of Eyton Forest (1987)
   15. The Confession of Brother Haluin (1988)
   A Rare Benedictine (1988)
   16. The Heretic's Apprentice (1989)
   17. The Potter's Field (1989)
   18. The Summer of the Danes (1991)
   19. The Holy Thief (1992)
   20. Brother Cadfael's Penance (1994)
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Novels
   Holiday with Violence (1952)
   Death Mask (1959)
   Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers! (1976)
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Collections
   The Trinity Cat (2006)
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Anthologies containing stories by Ellis Peters
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Who Killed Father Christmas? (2023)
And Other Seasonal Mysteries
(British Library Crime Classics)
edited by
Martin Edwards
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Bodies from the Library 5 (2022)
(Bodies from the Library, book 5)
edited by
Tony Medawar

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Awards
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1990) : The Potter's Field


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