{"title":"Ellis Peters","description":"Ellis Peters is a pseudonym of Edith Mary Pargeter (1913-1995), a British author whose Chronicles of Brother Cadfael are credited with popularizing the historical mystery. Cadfael, a Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in the first half of the twelfth century, has been described as combining the curious mind of a scientist with the bravery of a knight-errant. The character has been adapted for television, and the books drew international attention to Shrewsbury and its history. Pargeter won an Edgar Award in 1963 for Death and the Joyful Woman, and in 1993 she won the Cartier Diamond Dagger, an annual award given by the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain. She was appointed officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1994, and in 1999 the British Crime Writers' Association established the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger award, later called the Ellis Peters Historical Award.","products":[{"product_id":"the-devils-novice-paperback","title":"The Devil's Novice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Edgar Award-winning author: When a troubled novice is blamed for a priest's disappearance, Brother Cadfael seeks to save his soul--and his life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But \u003ci\u003einside\u003c\/i\u003e the pale, what troubles Brother Cadfael is a proud, secretive nineteen-year-old novice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brother Cadfael has never seen two men more estranged than the Lord of Aspley and Meriet, the son he coldly delivers to the abbey to begin a religious vocation. Meriet, meek by day, is so racked by dreams at night that his howls earn him the nickname \"the Devil's Novice.\" Shunned and feared, Meriet is soon linked to the missing priestly emissary's dreadful fate. Only Brother Cadfael believes in Meriet's innocence, and only the good sleuth can uncover the truth before a boy's pure passion, not evil intent, leads a novice to the noose.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101616410847,"sku":"9781504067522","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/emxVS1VHaFFSYnZ6MU9HZDNQN1pmQT09.webp?v=1781071833"},{"product_id":"the-heretics-apprentice-paperback","title":"The Heretic's Apprentice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharges of heresy and murder are complicated by the contents of a mysterious treasure chest\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the summer of 1143, William of Lythwood arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, but it is not a joyous occasion--he's come back from his pilgrimage in a coffin. William's body is accompanied by his young attendant Elave, whose mission is to secure a burial place for his master on the abbey grounds, despite William's having once been reprimanded for heretical views. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An already difficult task is complicated when Elave drunkenly expresses his own heretical opinions, and capital charges are filed. When a violent death follows, Sheriff Hugh Beringar taps his friend Brother Cadfael for help. The mystery that unfolds grows deeper thanks to a mysterious and marvelous treasure chest in Elave's care.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101617066207,"sku":"9781504067560","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TC94ZHZQbDlMb3M5NWlDckFESEQ4UT09.webp?v=1781071834"},{"product_id":"the-raven-in-the-foregate-the-twelfth-chronicle-of-brother-cadfael-or-the-benedictine-abbey-of-saint-peter-and-saint-paul-at-shrewsbury-paperback","title":"The Raven in the Foregate: The Twelfth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael, or the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, at Shrewsbury - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA despised priest is drowned in a pond in this medieval mystery filled with \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elively period detail\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a mild December in the year of our Lord 1141, a new priest comes to the parishioners of the Foregate outside the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Father Ailnoth brings with him a housekeeper and her nephew--and a disposition that invites murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brother Cadfael quickly sees that father Ailnoth is a harsh man who, striding along in his black cassock, looks like a doomsaying raven. The housekeeper's nephew, Benet, is quite different--a smiling lad, a hard worker in Cadfael's herb garden, but, as Brother Cadfael soon discovers, an impostor. And when Ailnoth is found drowned, suspicion falls on Benet, though many in the Foregate had cause to want this priest dead. Now Brother Cadfael is gathering clues along with his medicinals to treat a case of unholy passions, tragic politics, and perhaps divine intervention.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101617688799,"sku":"9781504067577","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/NVNwWXRuaTIrbkNxc3p2bTRKY2N0QT09.webp?v=1781071835"},{"product_id":"the-summer-of-the-danes-paperback","title":"The Summer of the Danes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe twelfth-century Welsh monk is caught up in civil war and captured by Danish mercenaries, in the Silver Dagger Award-winning medieval mystery series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the summer of 1144, a strange calm has settled over England. The armies of King Stephen and the Empress Maud, the two royal cousins contending for the throne, have temporarily exhausted each other. On the whole, Brother Cadfael considers peace a blessing. Still, a little excitement never comes amiss to a former soldier, and Cadfael is delighted to accompany a friend on a mission of diplomacy to his native Wales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But shortly after their arrival, the two monks are caught up in another royal feud. The Welsh prince Owain Gwynedd has banished his brother Cadwaladr, accusing him of the treacherous murder of an ally. The reckless Cadwaladr has retaliated by landing an army of Danish mercenaries, poised to invade Wales. As the two armies teeter on the brink of bloody civil war, Cadfael is captured by the Danes and must navigate the brotherly quarrel that threatens to plunge an entire kingdom into chaos.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101634400479,"sku":"9781504067591","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aVhqWEhJQ3FGNU96cWhRbFFlWVE3UT09.webp?v=1781071866"},{"product_id":"brother-cadfaels-penance-paperback","title":"Brother Cadfael's Penance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo save his estranged son, a monk risks breaking his vows in this \"moving and suspenseful\" entry in the Silver Dagger Award-winning medieval mystery series (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Brother Cadfael in the autumn of his life, the mild November of our Lord's year 1145 may bring a bitter--and deadly--harvest. England is torn between supporters of the Empress Maud and those of her cousin Stephen. The civil strife is about to jeopardize not only Cadfael's life, but his hopes of Heaven. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While Cadfael has sometimes bent the abbey's rules, he has never broken his monastic vows--until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left thirty of Maud's knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael's secret son, Olivier de Bretagne. Conceived in Cadfael's soldiering youth and unaware of his father's identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed. Like never before, Cadfael must boldly defy the abbot. The good brother forsakes the order to follow his heart--but what he finds will challenge his soul.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101635121375,"sku":"9781504067614","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/My85czFtWnhyQS9Zb2cya3BqSXBpdz09.webp?v=1781071867"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/ellis-peters.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}