Category Archives: Peters, Ellis (Edith Pargeter)
An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters
This is the eleventh Cadfael chronicle and I have once again found myself transported back to 12th Century Shrewsbury. An Excellent Mystery is the second story in the 4th Cadfael Omnibus together with ‘The Pilgrim of Hate’ and ‘The Raven … Continue reading
The Pilgrim of Hate by Ellis Peters
This is the tenth Cadfael chronicle and is the first book in the Fourth Cadfael Omnibus together with ‘An Excellent Mystery’ and ‘The Raven in the Forecourt’. The year is 1941 and with King Stephen held prisoner in Bristol, the … Continue reading
Dead Man’s Ransom by Ellis Peters
It’s February 1141 and the civil war has flared up again in England. This time it’s Ranulf of Chester and Robert of Gloucester trying to create their own little empire against King Stephen in the battle of Lincoln, which follows … Continue reading
The Devil’s Novice by Ellis Peters
This book, like ‘The Sanctuary Sparrow’ is set in a quiet time in the civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud. The book begins in September of 1140. This is the eighth Cadfael chronicle and is the second … Continue reading
The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters
The Sanctuary Sparrow is set in 1140 in a period of relative quiet in the war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud. This is the seventh Cadfael Chronicle and is the first book in the third Cadfael Omnibus together … Continue reading
The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters
The Virgin in the Ice is the 6th book in the incredible Cadfael medieval whodunit series. It is also the third book in the second Cadfael Omnibus along with ‘Saint Peter’s Fair’ and ‘The Leper of Saint Giles’. This book … Continue reading
The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters
The groom to be, Huon de Domville was rich, aging and overbearing. His affianced, Iveta de Massard, was 18 years old, beautiful, and tiny like a little doll hemmed in by her minders who had made the bargain for her … Continue reading
Saint Peter’s Fair by Ellis Peters
Saint Peter’s Fair is Ellis Peters’ fourth Cadfael novel and it is the first story in the ‘Second Cadfael Omnibus’ along with ‘The Leper of Saint Giles’ and ‘The Virgin in the Ice’. The fair named for one of the … Continue reading
Monk’s Hood by Ellis Peters
Monk’s Hood is one of my favourite Cadfael mysteries. It is the third Cadfael book and is contained in the ‘First cadfael Omnibus’ along with ‘A Morbid Taste for Bones’ and ‘One Corpse Too Many’. The story is set in … Continue reading
Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter) – profile and books
Ellis Peters is one of the pen names of Edith Mary Pargeter. Her other pen names include: John Redfern, Jolyon Carr, and Peter Benedict. Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM was born 28 September 1913 and died 14 October 1995. She … Continue reading
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