SeriesBrother Cadfael Mysteries

Series author: Ellis Peters

63 Works Popularity 1,129 (7,318 Members) 42,031 Books 771 Reviews ½ 3.9
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Core

A Rare Benedictine by Ellis Peters 1,733 copies, 31 reviews0.5, (prequels 0.1-0.3)
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters 3,820 copies, 101 reviews1
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters 2,670 copies, 61 reviews2
The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters 1,905 copies, 43 reviews5
Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters 2,256 copies, 48 reviews3
The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters 2,012 copies, 45 reviews6
Saint Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters 2,004 copies, 44 reviews4
The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters 1,867 copies, 33 reviews7
The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters 1,698 copies, 34 reviews8
Dead Man's Ransom by Ellis Peters 1,665 copies, 32 reviews9
The Pilgrim of Hate by Ellis Peters 1,604 copies, 30 reviews10
An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters 1,657 copies, 33 reviews11
The Raven in the Foregate by Ellis Peters 1,635 copies, 23 reviews12
The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters 1,746 copies, 23 reviews13
The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters 1,668 copies, 26 reviews14
The Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis Peters 1,593 copies, 24 reviews15
The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters 1,571 copies, 26 reviews16
The Potter's Field by Ellis Peters 1,687 copies, 25 reviews17
The Summer of the Danes by Ellis Peters 1,680 copies, 26 reviews18
The Holy Thief by Ellis Peters 1,675 copies, 24 reviews19
Brother Cadfael's Penance by Ellis Peters 1,724 copies, 27 reviews20

Collections and Selections

A Light on the Road to Woodstock [short story] by Ellis Peters 13 copies0.1
Brother Cadfael: Set 1: One Corpse Too Many / The Sanctuary Sparrow / The Leper of St. Giles / Monk's Hood [videorecording] by AcornMedia 18 copies2-3, 5, 7
The Price of Light by Ellis Peters 10 copies, 1 review0.2
Eye Witness [short story] by Ellis Peters 9 copies0.3
A Morbid Taste for Bones / One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters 37 copies1-2
A Morbid Taste for Bones / One Corpse Too Many / Saint Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters 10 copies1-2, 4
The Benediction of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters 103 copies, 2 reviews1-2 & Cadfael Country
The First Cadfael Omnibus by Ellis Peters 252 copies1-3
The Brother Cadfael Mysteries: A Morbid Taste for Bones / The Raven in the Foregate / The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters 23 copies1, 12-13
Brother Cadfael: The Complete Chronicles by Ellis Peters 12 copies1-21
The Brother Cadfael Mysteries: Monk's Hood / The Leper of St. Giles / The Sanctuary Sparrow / One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters 130 copies, 3 reviews2-3, 5, 7
One Corpse Too Many | Saint Peter's Fair | The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters 1 copy2, 4, 6
One Corpse Too Many / The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters 1 copy2 & 5
Monk's Hood / St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters 16 copies3-4
Monk's Hood | The Leper of St.Giles by Ellis Peters 1 copy3 & 5
Monk's Hood / The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters 4 copies3 & 6
Monk's Hood | The Virgin in the Ice | The Sanctuary Sparrow | The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters 1 copy3, 6-7, 13
The Adventures of Brother Cadfael: A Collection of Chronicles by Ellis Peters 14 copies3-4, 16-18, 20
The Second Cadfael Omnibus by Ellis Peters 232 copies4-6
The Sanctuary Sparrow / The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters 13 copies7-8
The Third Cadfael Omnibus by Ellis Peters 159 copies7-9
The Sanctuary Sparrow / The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters 6 copies7 & 13
Dead Man's Ransom / The Pilgrim of Hate by Ellis Peters 7 copies9-10
Brother Cadfael Omnibus: Dead Man's Ransom | The Pilgrim of Hate | An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters 31 copies9-11
The Fourth Cadfael Omnibus by Ellis Peters 149 copies, 1 review10-12
The Pilgrim of Hate | An Excellent Mystery | The Raven in the Forgate | The Rose Rent | The Hermit of Eyton Forest | The Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis Peters 1 copy10-15
An Excellent Mystery | The Raven in the Foregate by Ellis Peters 5 copies11-12
Brother Cadfael Omnibus: The Rose Rent | The Hermit of Eyton Forest | The Raven in the Foregate by Ellis Peters 25 copies12-14
The Rose Rent | The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters 9 copies13-14
The Fifth Cadfael Omnibus by Ellis Peters 116 copies13-15
The Confession of Brother Haluin / The Heretic's Apprentice by Эллис Питерс 1 copy15-16
The Sixth Cadfael Omnibus by Ellis Peters 105 copies16-18
The Potter's Field / A Rare Benedictine by Эллис Питерс 1 copy0.5 & 17
The Potter's Field / The Summer of the Danes by Ellis Peters 7 copies17-18
The Summer of the Danes / The Holy Thief by Эллис Питерс 1 copy18-19
The Seventh Cadfael Omnibus by Ellis Peters 91 copies0.5, 19-20
Brother Cadfael Collection by Ellis Peters 1 copy0.5, 1, 3-4, 7, 9-15, 18-19
The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael series books: (2-7) (9-12) (14-17) (19) (21/ final book) by Ellis Peters 1 copy0.5, 2-7, 9-12, 14-17, 19

Companions

The Cadfael Companion: The World of Brother Cadfael by Robin Whiteman 168 copies, 1 reviewcompanion
Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden: An Illustrated Companion to Medieval Plants and Their Uses by Robin Whiteman 258 copies, 3 reviewscompanion
Cadfael Country: Shropshire and the Welsh Borders by Rob Talbot 67 copies, 1 reviewcompanion
Brother Cadfael's Book of Days by Ellis Peters 52 copiescompanion

DescriptionsEdit Descriptions

This is a series of British crime/mystery novels set in the 12th century, featuring the Benedictine monk-herbalist-detective Brother Cadfael of Shrewsbury Abbey in Shropshire. Cadfael himself is a Welshman; his full name is Cadfael ap (son of) Meilyr ap Dafydd. The stories are set between about 1135 and about 1145, during the civil war between the forces of King Stephen and Empress Maud. Several true historical events are described or referred to in the books. The series is discussed in "Ellis Peters: Brother Cadfael" by Edward J. Rielly. in: The Detective as Historian ed. by Ray B. Browne and Lawrence A. Kreiser, Jr. (Bowling Green, OH : Bowling Green State University, 2000), pp. 60-75. (English, Unclassified)

Other Names

Dutch: Broeder Cadfaël — French: Cadfael, Les enquêtes de Frère Cadfael — Italian: Le indagini di fratello Cadfael — Japanese: 修道士カドフェル・シリーズ — Spanish: Fray Cadfael — Swedish: Broder Cadfael

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