MysteryHistorical Fiction

Brother Cadfael

Ellis Peters

20 books

A Welsh Crusader-turned-monk at Shrewsbury Abbey solves murders in 12th-century England. The classic that defined the medieval mystery genre — thoughtful, atmospheric, and irresistibly readable.

Reading Order

  1. 1.

    A Morbid Taste for Bones

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  2. 2.

    One Corpse Too Many

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  3. 3.

    Monk's Hood

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  4. 4.

    Saint Peter's Fair

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  5. 5.

    The Leper of Saint Giles

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  6. 6.

    The Virgin in the Ice

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  7. 7.

    The Sanctuary Sparrow

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  8. 8.

    The Devil's Novice

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  9. 9.

    Dead Man's Ransom

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  10. 10.

    The Pilgrim of Hate

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  11. 11.

    An Excellent Mystery

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  12. 12.

    The Raven in the Foregate

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  13. 13.

    The Rose Rent

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  14. 14.

    The Hermit of Eyton Forest

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  15. 15.

    The Confession of Brother Haluin

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  16. 16.

    The Heretic's Apprentice

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  17. 17.

    The Potter's Field

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  18. 18.

    The Summer of the Danes

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  19. 19.

    The Holy Thief

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  20. 20.

    Brother Cadfael's Penance

    The final novel in the series.

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