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Edith Pargeter

Edith Mary Pargeter OBE BEM (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series The Cadfael Chronicles.

Works (50)

Cover of A Morbid Taste for Bones
A Morbid Taste for Bones
1981
Cover of One Corpse too Many
One Corpse too Many
1979
Cover of Saint Peter's Fair
Saint Peter's Fair
1983
Cover of Monk's Hood
Monk's Hood
Cover of The Leper of Saint Giles
The Leper of Saint Giles
1981
Cover of A Rare Benedictine
A Rare Benedictine
Cover of The devil’s novice
The devil’s novice
1985
Cover of The virgin in the ice
The virgin in the ice
1985
Cover of The hermit of Eyton Forest
The hermit of Eyton Forest
Cover of An excellent mystery
An excellent mystery
1985
Cover of The pilgrim of hate
The pilgrim of hate
Cover of The summer of the Danes
The summer of the Danes
1991
Cover of The heretic’s apprentice
The heretic’s apprentice
Cover of Dead Man's Ransom
Dead Man's Ransom
1985
Cover of The Rose Rent
The Rose Rent
1986
Cover of The raven in the foregate
The raven in the foregate
Cover of Death and the joyful woman
Death and the joyful woman
Cover of A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
Cover of The Confession of Brother Haluin
The Confession of Brother Haluin
Cover of The house of green turf
The house of green turf
Cover of The potter’s field
The potter’s field
1989
Cover of The Holy Thief
The Holy Thief
Cover of Fallen into the pit
Fallen into the pit
1986
Cover of Brother Cadfael’s penance
Brother Cadfael’s penance
Cover of Rainbow’s End
Rainbow’s End
Cover of The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Sanctuary Sparrow
1984
Cover of The knocker on death's door
The knocker on death's door
Cover of The heaven tree trilogy
The heaven tree trilogy
1993
Cover of Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Heart
Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Heart
Cover of The Piper on the Mountain
The Piper on the Mountain
Cover of The Trinity Cat
The Trinity Cat
Cover of Sunrise in the West (Brothers of Gwynedd, Book 1)
Sunrise in the West (Brothers of Gwynedd, Book 1)
December 1991
Cover of The Grass Widow's Tale
The Grass Widow's Tale
Cover of Mourning raga
Mourning raga
Cover of Flight of a witch
Flight of a witch
Cover of The Will and the Deed
The Will and the Deed
Cover of A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
January 2002
Cover of The Heaven Tree
The Heaven Tree
September 1, 2000
Cover of First Cadfael Omnibus
First Cadfael Omnibus
Cover of Het gemene gewas
Het gemene gewas
Cover of The Horn of Roland
The Horn of Roland
Cover of Feline Felonies
Feline Felonies
Cover of Death to the landlords!
Death to the landlords!
Cover of The Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet
The Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet
June 1, 1990
Cover of The Assize of the Dying
The Assize of the Dying
1958
Cover of City of gold and shadows
City of gold and shadows
June 1979
Cover of The Marriage of Meggotta
The Marriage of Meggotta
1979
Cover of Never pick up hitch-hikers!
Never pick up hitch-hikers!
Cover of The benediction of Brother Cadfael
The benediction of Brother Cadfael
Cover of She Goes to War
She Goes to War
January 1996