A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / January 1994 (first published 1977)

The first chronicle of Brother Cadfael

Brother Cadfael travels to the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin in order to acquire the relics of St. Winifred and finds himself in the middle of a bizarre mystery when the leading opponent to moving the bones is murdered.

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One Corpse Too Many
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / March 1994 (first published 1979)

The second chronicle of Brother Cadfael

When Shrewsbury Castle falls during a war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud, Brother Cadfael is called upon to administer rites to 94 hanged prisoners, but there are 95 corpses. He must then piece together disparate clues--including a girl in boy's clothing, a missing treasure and a single flower--to expose a murderer's black heart.

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Monk's Hood
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / November 1992 (first published 1980)

The third chronicle of Brother Cadfael

When Gervase Bonel, a guest at the Shrewsbury Abbey, takes ill, Brother Cadfael, an expert herbalist, runs to his side, only to discover that his patient has been poisoned by monk's hood oil, made in Cadfael's own laboratory.

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St. Peter's Fair
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / January 1995 (first published 1981)

The fourth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

A pause in the civil war in 1139 offers Shrewsbury's townsfolk hope that the upcoming fair will be successful, but the discovery of the body of a wealthy merchant could destroy that hope.

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The Leper of Saint Giles
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / January 1995 (first published 1981)

The fifth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

A savage murder interrupts an ill-fated marriage set to take place at Brother Cadfael's abbey, leaving the monk with a terrible mystery to solve. The key to the killing is hidden among the inhabitants of the Saint Giles leper colony, and Brother Cadfael must ferret out a sickness not of the body, but of a twisted mind.

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Virgin in the Ice
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / May 1995 (first published 1982)

The sixth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

In the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a young nun, they set out for Shrewsbury but disappear somewhere in the wild countryside. Now, Brother Cadfael embarks on a dangerous quest to find them.

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The Sanctuary Sparrow
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / August 1995 (first published 1983)

The seventh chronicle of Brother Cadfael

When a goldsmith is murdered, Brother Cadfael must quell a witchhunt by using reason to uncover the culprit. A secretive minstrel and young lovers are entangled in this intriguing tale.

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The Devil's Novice
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / February 1997 (first published 1983)

The eighth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

In 1140 the newest novice at Shrewsbury Abbey is troubled by nightmares so violent that he is dubbed "The Devil's Novice" by the other monks. Then a priestly emissary for King Stephen is murdered, and it falls to Brother Cadfael to detect the murderer.

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Dead Man's Ransom
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / March 1997 (first published 1984)

The ninth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

During the civil war in 1141, when the sheriff of Shropshire is taken prisoner, arrangements are made to exchange him for Elis, a young Welshman. However, when the sheriff is brough to the abbey, he is murdered. Suspicion falls on the Elis, who loves the sheriff's daughter. Brother Cadfael comes to the young man's aid in a difficult search for the truth.

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Pilgrim of Hate
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / September 1997 (first published 1984)

The tenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

Preparing to celebrate an important anniversary for the abbey in Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael finds himself trying to solve the murder of a Winchester knight believed to have had treasonous loyalties.

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An Excellent Mystery
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / October 1997 (first published 1985)

The eleventh chronicle of Brother Cadfael

In 1141 two monks arrive in Shrewsbury from Winchester, where their abbey has been destroyed. From the moment he meets the two, one very ill and the other mute, Brother Cadfael senses something deeper than their common vows binding them together. As Cadfael treats his patient, he faces a poignant test of his discretion and beliefs, as he unravels a secret so great it can destroy a life, a future and a holy order.

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The Raven in the Foregate
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / November 1997 (first published 1986)

The twelfth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

At Christmas 1141, Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross, the Foregate of the abbey. Though a man of presence, learning and discipline, the new priest lacks humility and the common touch. When he is found frowned, suspicion falls upon a young man who arrived in the priest's train and has been working in Brother Cadfael's garden. Cadfael must sort out the complicated strands of innocence and guilt.

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The Rose Rent
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / November 1997 (first published 1986)

The thirteenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

In honor of her husband, a beautiful and wealthy widow donates a house to the abbey at Shrewsbury for the annual rent of one white rose. She has no shortage of suitors, and if she remarries, her dowry would be the greater if the house were returned to her due to non-payment of rent. So when a priest charged with delivering the annual rose is murdered, Brother Cadfael must root out a killer.

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The Hermit of Eyton Forest
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / April 1995 (first published 1987)

The fourteenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

After the death of Lord Ludel, his son Richard, a student at the abbey, becomes the new lord of Eaton. Meanwhile, a hermit has taken up residence in Eyton Forest, a holy man's arrival causes confusion among the monks, Lord Richard disappears, and a corpse is found in the forest. Brother Cadfael must leave his peaceful herb garden to track down a ruthless murderer.

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The Confession of Brother Haluin
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / October 1994 (first published 1988)

The fifteenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

On his deathbed, Brother Haluin confesses to a shocking act in his past--and then recovers. To atone, Haluin determines to make a journey of expiation with Brother Cadfael. The journey leads to discoveries of deceit, betrayal, revenge...and murder.

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The Heretic's Apprentice
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / September 1995 (first published 1989)

The sixteenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

In 1143 two unusual individuals arrive at the abbey and involve Brother Cadfael in a violent death on sacred ground, wreaking havoc within the tiny Benedictine community.

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The Potter's Field
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / February 1995 (first published 1989)

The seventeenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

In October of 1142, a local landlord gives the Potter's Field to the local clergy. the monks begin to plow it, and the blades turn up the long tresses of a young woman, dead over a year. Brother Rauld, who only recently took his final monastic vows, owned the field before he abandoned it - and his wife - for his calling. His wife disappeared shortly after he entered the monastery. Can there be any doubt of the identity of the dead woman or who killed her? Brother Cadfael must work to unravel the mystery.

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The Summer of the Danes
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / April 1995 (first published 1991)

The eighteenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

In the summer of 1144, Brother Cadfael is sent to Wales on church business and is captured by Danish mercenaries then finds himself in the midst of a brotherly quarrel. When a prisoner is murdered, Cadfael knows he'll not see Shrewsbury again until the killer is caught.

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The Holy Thief
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / March 1994 (first published 1992)

The nineteenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

In the chill authum of 1144, rising flood waters endanger the sacred remains of St. Winifred, the abbey's most cherished possession. When the bones disappear and a corpse is found, Brother Cadfael needs his prayers answered to catch a killer.

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Brother Cadfael's Penance
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / February 1996 (first published 1994)

The twentieth chronicle of Brother Cadfael

While Cadfael has bent Abbey rules, he has never broken his monastic vows - until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left 30 of Empress Maud's knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael's secret son, Olivier. Conceived in Cadfael's soldiering youth and unaware of his father's identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed.

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A Rare Benedictine
by Ellis Peters / Paperback / January 1995 (first published 1988)

The Advent of Brother Cadfael

Discover the chain of events that led Brother Cadfael into the Benedictine Order. Lavishly illustrated, these three tales show Cadfael at the height of his sleuthing form.

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