Ellis Peters Books In Order

Inspector Felse Books In Publication Order

Fallen Into the Pit (1951)
Death and the Joyful Woman (1961)
Flight of a Witch (1964)
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (1965)
The Piper on the Mountain (1966)
Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Heart (1967)
The Grass Widow’s Tale (1968)
The House of Green Turf (1969)
Mourning Raga (1969)
The Knocker on Death’s Door (1970)
Death to the Landlords (1972)
City of Gold and Shadows (1973)
Rainbow’s End (1978)

Heaven Tree Books In Publication Order

The Heaven Tree (1960)
The Green Branch (1962)
The Scarlet Seed (1963)

Brothers of Gwynedd Books In Publication Order

Sunrise in the West (1974)
The Dragon at Noonday (1976)
The Hounds of Sunset (1976)
Afterglow and Nightfall (1977)

Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Books In Publication Order

A Morbid Taste for Bones (1977)
One Corpse Too Many (1979)
Monk’s Hood (1980)
Saint Peter’s Fair (1981)
The Leper Of St. Giles (1981)
The Virgin in the Ice (1982)
The Sanctuary Sparrow (1983)
The Devil’s Novice (1983)
Dead Man’s Ransom (1984)
The Pilgrim of Hate (1984)
An Excellent Mystery (1985)
The Raven in the Foregate (1986)
The Rose Rent (1986)
The Hermit of Eyton Forest (1987)
The Confession of Brother Haluin (1988)
A Rare Benedictine (1988)
The Heretic’s Apprentice (1989)
The Potter’s Field (1989)
The Summer of the Danes (1991)
The Holy Thief (1992)
Brother Cadfael’s Penance (1994)

Second World War Trilogy Books In Publication Order

The Eighth Champion of Christendom (1945)
Reluctant Odyssey (1946)
Warfare Accomplished (1947)

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

Hortensius Friend of Nero (1937)
Masters of the Parachute Mail (1940)
Ordinary People (1941)
She Goes to War (1942)
The City Lies Foursquare (1947)
The Fair Young Phoenix (1948)
By Firelight (1948)
Lost Children (1951)
Holiday with Violence (1952)
Most Loving Mere Folly (1953)
The Soldier at the Door (1954)
A Means of Grace (1956)
Aunt Helen (1958)
Death Mask (1959)
The Will and the Deed (1960)
The Funeral of Figaro (1962)
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury (1972)
The Horn of Roland (1974)
Never Pick up Hitch-hikers! (1976)
The Marriage Of Meggotta (1979)
Murder in the Dispensary (1999)
Fair Young Phoenix (2020)

Short Story Collections In Publication Order

The Assize of the Dying (1958)
The Lily Hand and Other Stories (1965)
The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits (1993)
Feline Felonies (1995)
The Trinity Cat (2006)

Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

The Coast of Bohemia (1950)
Shropshire (1992)
Strongholds and Sanctuaries (1993)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Books In Publication Order

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Go Bump in the Night (By:) (1940)
Stories They Wouldn’t Let Me Do on TV (By:) (1957)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn’t Let Me Do on TV (By:Robert Bloch,,Ray Bradbury,Robert Arthur,,Roald Dahl,,,,,,,James Francis Dwyer) (1957)
12 Stories They Wouldn’t Let Me Do on TV (By:Robert Arthur) (1957)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories for Late at Night (By:Robert Arthur) (1961)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: More Stories for Late at Night [Unabridged] (By:) (1962)
Alfred Hitchcock’s A Hangman’s Dozen (By:Donald E Westlake,,,Ray Bradbury,Robert Arthur,Richard Matheson,,,,,,,Richard Stark) (1962)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories My Mother Never Told Me (By:Shirley Jackson,Robert Arthur,Richard Matheson,F. Scott Fitzgerald) (1963)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not for the Nervous (With: Dorothy L Sayers,,,Ray Bradbury,,Robert Arthur,Richard Matheson,,Michael Gilbert,,,Carter Dickson,,Julian May,,,,,,,,Margot Bennett) (1965)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Month Of Mystery (By:) (1970)
Down by the Old Blood Stream (By:) (1971)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Master’s Choice. (By:) (1979)
Stories That Go Bump In The Night: V. 1 (By:) (1982)

Murderous Christmas Stories Books In Publication Order

Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season (2016)
Murder on Christmas Eve (2017)
A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season (2018)

Anthologies In Publication Order

2nd Culprit (1993)
More Mystery Cats (1993)

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Ellis Peters Books Overview

Fallen Into the Pit

A World War II Resistance hero and popular modern day anti violence speaker is accused of murdering a former German prisoner of war, and policeman George Felse must stop his son from getting too close to the investigation. PW.

Death and the Joyful Woman

A millionaire is murdered and Inspector Felse, after sifting through the few shreds of evidence, finally arrests Kitty Norris, his teenaged son Dominic’s first love. A young man’s infatuation soon becomes something far more dangerous, though, as Dominic takes on Kitty’s cause in direct opposition to his father’s investigation.

Flight of a Witch

When beautiful Annet Beck disappears into the remote Welsh Country believed to be the domain of witches and returns five days later, claiming she was only gone for two hours, Detective Inspector George Felse steps in to investigate. AB. K. PW.

A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs

When the tomb of Jan Treverra is opened to reveal two recently dead bodies, neither of which is Treverra’s, Detective Inspector George Felse, on holiday nearby, steps in to investigate the murders.

Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Heart

Singers and musicians are gathered for a course in folk music that will occupy a weekend in the fantastic country mansion called Follymead. Most come only to sing or to listen, but one or two have non musical scores to settle. When brilliantly talented Liri Palmer sings Black, black, black is the color of my true love’s heart!’ she clearly has a message for someone in the audience. Passions run high, and there is murder brewing at Follymead.

The Grass Widow’s Tale

A reissue of the crime novel first published in 1968, featuring the detective George Felse. Previous reissues include A NICE DERANGEMENT OF EPITAPHS and THE KNOCKER ON DEATH’S DOOR.

Mourning Raga

As a favour to his girlfriend Tossa’s beautiful but erratic filmstar mother, Dominic Felse agrees to escort a teenage heiress to her father in India. But travelling with the spoilt, precocious Anjili is no sinecure and the task of delivering her back to her family proves less than easy. Dominic and Tossa find themselves embroiled in a mystery that swiftly and shockingly becomes a murder investigation. For behind the colourful, smiling mask of India that the tourist sees is another country remote, mysterious and often shatteringly brutal…

The Knocker on Death’s Door

The knocker hung on a very special door heavy oak, with a late Gothic arch, and apparently a late Gothic curse. The door was moved from an old abbey to the village church, and legend held that sinners who seized the knocker had their hands burned. But Gerry Bracewell didn’t die of burns…

City of Gold and Shadows

The ancient Roman city exuded evil. From the moment she entered the walls of Aurae Phiala, Chrlotte Rossignol knew her life was in danger. But she coudn’t turn back. As the only surviving heir of Dr. Alan Morris, she would never rest until her missing relative was found.

Rainbow’s End

When someone pushes a troublesome newcomer from the steeple of St. Eata’s church, Superintendent George Felse is charged with sifting through a long list of suspects to catch the killer.

The Heaven Tree

A trilogy of novels set in twelfth century England and Wales The Heaven Tree, The Green Branch, and The Scarlet Seed chronicles the adventures of master stone carver Harry Talvace; Ralf Isambard, Lord of Parfois; and their two sons.

The Green Branch

Young Harry Talvace, the son of Ralf Isambard’s master builder who raised the great church of Parfois and was put to death by his jealous patron, has grown up at the court of Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales. Deep in his heart he nurses a desire for vengence, and when Harry become innocently involved in the tragedy which strikes Llewelyn’s marriage he sets out to avenge his father’s death. Alone he makes his way to Parfois to challenge Isambard. But enmity can prove as complex as love, Harry discovers, as in his turn he falls under the spell of the old warrior.

Sunrise in the West

Two brothers, the sons of a Welsh prince, locked in enmity: David, the younger and his father’s chosen heir; and Griffith, the illegitimate son. By Welsh law, both are entitled to an equal share of the inheritance. From their bitter rivalry, the seeds of discord are sown. And while they squabble, the enemies of Wales gather…

The Dragon at Noonday

In this gripping sequel to Sunrise in the West, Wales is gloriously united, while England is torn in two by bloody strife.

The Hounds of Sunset

Powerful Prince Llewelyn still treasures his vision of a Wales united against the threat of the English kings. The dream seems near fulfilment until Edward, vigorous, ambitious, and arrogant, takes old Henry’s place on the English throne and more than his share of power. Trouble also looms nearer home, where the youngest of the Welsh brothers, David blue eyed, charming, and deadly is plotting Llewelyn’s downfall. Threatened on all sides, Llewelyn looks for comfort from the beautiful Eleanor de Montfort, the jewel in his crown and the only shining star as night falls on his dreams of power.

A Morbid Taste for Bones

Murder in the twelfth century is no different from murder today. There is still a dead body, though this time with an arrow through the heart instead of a bullet. There is still a need to bury the dead, to comfort the living – and to catch the murderer. When Brother Cadfael comes to a village in the Welsh hills, he finds himself doing all three of those things. And there is nothing simple about this death. The murdered man’s daughter needs Cadfael’s help in more ways than one. There are questions about the arrow. And the burial is the strangest thing of all…

One Corpse Too Many

MysteryLarge Print EditionEach addition to the series is a joy. Long may the chronicles continue. USA Today A Mystery Guild Alternate Selection In the summer of 1138, fighting engulfs Shrewsbury as King Stephen battles the Empress Maud for the throne of England. When Shrewsbury Castle falls, and its 94 defenders are hanged as traitors, Brother Cadfael is called upon to administer last rites to the dead. But his careful count reveals 95 corpses, and once again the sleuthing monk is on the trail of a murderer this time aided by a lovely young fugitive.

Monk’s Hood

In exchange for keep for life for himself, his wife and two servants, Gervase Bonel assigned his manor of Mallilie to the abbey of St Peter and St Paul at Shrewsbury. But within too short a time, Master Bonel was dying, poisoned by a concoction of Brother Cadfael’s making. Whose hand did the deed, and why? Summoned to the bedside, Cadfael recognises Bonel’s wife immediately: Richeldis, the girl Cadfael himself left to find glory on the battlefields of the Holy Land. Past misdeeds find present and deadly reckonings in this, the third chronicle of Brother Cadfael, Ellis Peter’s marvellously created mediaeval detective.

The Leper Of St. Giles

Brother Cadfael sets out to visit the Saint Giles leper colony outside Shrewsbury, knowing that a grand wedding is due to take place at the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. As he arrives at Saint Giles the nuptial party pas*ses the colony’s gates. He sees the fragile bride, looking like a prisoner between her two stern guardians, and the groom, an arrogant, fleshy aristocrat old enough to be her grandfather. With his usual astuteness he suspects that this union may be more damned than blessed. He is horrifically proved right when a savage murder disrupts the May December marriage leaving Brother Cadfael with a dark and terrible mystery to solve. For the key to the killing and a secret are hidden among the lepers of Saint Giles and Brother Cadfael’s skills must diagnose a sickness, not of the body, but of a twisted soul.

The Virgin in the Ice

This book is recorded on 7 cassettes/9,25 hours and is a library edition. ‘Out of the encasing, glassy stillnesss a pale, pearly oval stared up at him with open eyes. Small, delicate hands had floated briefly before the frost took hold, and hovered open at her sides, a little upraised as if in appeal. The white of her body and the white of the torn shift which was all she wore seemed to Cadfael to be smirched by some soiling colour at the breast, but so faintly that too intent staring caused the mark to shift and fade. The Face was fragile, delicate, young,’ As if stiked by foreign winds, the dying coals of civil war flared to full blaze in the autumn of 1139, a sharp contrast to the winter chill that threatened to lay its hand, at amy moment, upon the city of Worcester and its besieged citizens. The abbey’s infirmary was filled with the injured, as well as the homeless and destitute, and it was whispered about the corridors that the region’s outlying border towns were under similiar threat from brutal raiders hoping to profit from the general lawlessness and confusion. ‘in a land at war with itself,’, mused Cadfael to Brother Edmund, ‘you may take it as certain that order breaks down, and savagery breaks out.’ Amid the uncertainty and peril of the monent, two noble children make their escape, headed for Shrewsbury and safe haven. But for reasons no one can fathom, the young fugitives never reach their destination. Cadfael must find them before they, to, become casualties of a blood war

The Sanctuary Sparrow

In the gentle Shrewsbury spring of 1140, the midnight matins at the Benedictine abbey suddenly reverberate with an unholy sound a hunt in full cry. Persued by a drunken mob, the quarry is running for its life. When the frantic creature bursts into the nave to claim sanctuary, Brother Cadfael finds himself fighting off armed townsmen to save a terrified young man. Accused of robbery and murder is Liliwin, a wandering minstrel who performed at the wedding of a local goldsmith’s son. The cold light of morning, however, will show his supposed victim, the miserly craftsman, still lives, although a strongbox lies empty. Brother Cadfael believes Liliwin is innocent, but finding the truth and the treasure before Liliwin’s respite in sanctuary runs out may uncover a deadlier sin than thievery a desperate love that nothing, not even the threat of hanging can stop.

The Devil’s Novice

Outside the pale of the abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of the year of our Lord 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, Brother Cadfael’s attention is turned on Meriet, a proud, secretive, nineteen year old novice who has been delivered to the abbey by his over bearing father the Lord of Aspley, to begin a religious vocation. Meriet, meek by day, is so racked by dreams at night that his howl earns him the nickname of The Devil’s Novice. Shunned and feared, Meriet is soon linked to the missing priest’s 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.

Dead Man’s Ransom

In the February of the year of our Lord 1141, men march home from war to Shrewsbury, but the captured Sheriff Gilbert Prestcote is not among them. Elis, a young Welsh prisoner is, and he is delivered to the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul to begin a tale that will test Brother Cadfael’s sense of justice…
and his heart. By good fortune, it seems, the prisoner can be exchanged as Sheriff Prestcote’s ransom. What none expects is that good natured Elis will be struck down by Cupid’s arrow. The sheriff’s own daughter holds him in thrall, and she too, is blind with passion. Now regaining her father means losing her lover. But then the sheriff, ailing and frail, is brought to the abbey’s infirmary and murdered there. Suspicion falls on the prisoner, who only has his Welsh honour to gain Brother Cadfael’s help. And Cadfael gives it, not knowing the truth will be a trial for his own soul.

The Pilgrim of Hate

The fourth anniversary of the transfer of Saint Winifred’s bones to the Abbey at Shrewsbury is a time of celebration for the 12th century pilgrims gathering from far and wide. In distant Winchester, however, a knight has been murdered. Could it be because he was a supporter of the Empress Maud, one of numerous pretenders to the throne? It’s up to herbalist, sleuth, and Benedictine monk Brother Cadfael to track down the killer in the pious throng.

An Excellent Mystery

This is the Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition in vinyl case. The Eleventh Chronicle of Brother Cadfael In the year of our Lord 1141, two monks ride into the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, bringing with them disturbing news of war and a mystery. The strangers tell how the strife between the Empress Maud and King Stephen has destroyed the town of Winchester and their priory. Now Brother Humilis, who is handsome, gaunt, and very ill, and Brother Fidelis, youthful, comely, and totally mute, must seek refuge at Shrewsbury. And from the moment he meets them, Brother Cadfael senses something deeper than their common vows binds these two good brothers. What the link is he can only guess what it will lead to is beyond his imagining. But as Brother Humilis’s health fails, Brother Cadfael faces a poignant test of his discretion and his beliefs as he unravels a secret so great it can destroy a life, a future, and a holy order.

The Raven in the Foregate

Let Ellis Peters whisk you back to medieval England in this coloful whodunit featuring Brother Cadfael, an herb gardening monk with a knack for unearthing crime. It is a frosty December day in 1141 when the handsome young priest arrives at the Shrewsbury Abbey. His years of study with the Bishop completed, Father Ailnoth has come to take over the nearby parish of Holy Cross. He seems a pillar of devotion and piety, but Cadfael quickly senses something sinister lurking behind the young prient’s calm smiles. It is not long before Ailnoth’s true nature surfaces harsh, cold hearted, and merciless and someone in the parish lures him from his home and murders him. Who in Shrewsbury hss the nerve to kill a priest on Christmas dayl. Cadfael does not know until he learns a shocking secret from Ailnoth’s servant. With gentle humor and authentic detail, Ellis Peters illuminates the enchanting and stormy world of the Middle Ages. ‘If you haven’t read one of Perter’s warm, witty, splendidly crafted whodunits…
here’s a good place to start.’ Chicago Sun Times

The Rose Rent

In honor of her husband, young, beautiful, and wealthy widow Judith Perle donates a house to the Abbey at Shrewsbury for the annual rent of one white rose. Judith has no shortage of suitors, and if she remarries, her dowry would be all the greater if the house were returned due to non payment of rent. So when a priest charged with delivering the rose is found murdered, and the rose bush is found hacked to pieces, Brother Cadfael finds he must root out a killer.

The Hermit of Eyton Forest

After the death of Lord Ludel, his son Richard, a student at the Benedictine Abbey, becomes the new lord of Eaton. Meanwhile, a hermit has taken up residence in Eyton Forest, a holy man’s arrival causes confusion among the Monks, Richard disappears, and a corpse is found in the forest. It is time for Brother Cadfael to leave his peaceful herb garden and track down a ruthless murderer. Unabridged. September ’98 publication date.

The Confession of Brother Haluin

On his deathbed, Brother Haluin confesses to a shocking act in his past and then recovers. To atone, Haluin determines to make a journey of expiation with Brother Cadfael and embarks on an arduous journey that leads to discoveries of deceit, betrayal, revenge…
and murder. ‘Each addition to the series is a joy.’ USA Today. HC: Mysterious Press.

A Rare Benedictine

Finally, Brother Cadfael’s many fans can discover the chain of events that led him into the Benedictine Order! Lavishly illustrated, these three tales show Cadfael at the height of his sleuthing form. ‘Three classic stories featuring Brother Cadfael…
whose powers of deduction are practically miraculous.’ Booklist. HC: Mysterious Press.

The Heretic’s Apprentice

Edgar Award winner from the Mystery Writers of America and Silver Dagger Award winer from the British Crime Writers Association, Ellis Peters presents the 16th chronicle of the bestselling medieval mystery series featuring Brother Cadfael. Ellis Peters’ books are 1 bestsellers in England, and the Brother Cadfael mysteries have sold over a million copies there. HC:Mysterious Press.

The Potter’s Field

During the ploughing of The Potter’s Field in October 1143 the grisly remains of a woman’s body are unearthed. The tenant potter had only recently left there to become a monk at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul and had abandoned his wife after fifteen years of marriage. Rumour had it that the wild, beautiful Welsh woman had returned to her homeland perhaps with a lover. Who could tell? But the discovery of the corpse on Abbey land raises all sorts of questions and ones that impel Broter Cadfael to leave the tranquillity of the herbiary in order to piece together some cryptic clues and solve a baffling crime.

The Summer of the Danes

In the summer of 1144, a strange calm has settled over England. The armies of King Stephen & Empress Maud, the two royal cousins contending for the throne, have temporarily exhausted each other. On the whole, Brother Cadfael considers peace a blessing & agrees to accompany a friend to Wales. When Cadfael is captured by an army of Danish mercenaries, he finds himself in the midst of a brotherly quarrel that could plunge an entire kingdom into deadly chaos.

The Holy Thief

At the height of the hot summer of 1144, the Earl of Essex succumbs to a fatal arrow but only after a lingering fever during which his officials do their best to save him from hellfire by restoring various properties he has annexed, including the abbey of Ramsey. The abbey is in such a sorry state that a call for help in restoring it goes out to all houses of the Benedictine Order. But when heavy rains bring the threat of floods to Shrewsbury, and the holy relics must be removed to a place of safety, the subsiding waters reveal a robbery has been committed. So the stage is set for the masterly sleuthing skills of Brother Cadfael to be employed. But before the case is solved, to the crime of theft is added murder…

Brother Cadfael’s Penance

The cloistered walls of Shrewsbury Abbey have always protected Brother Cadfael from the raging Civil War. But when fighting escalates between Empress Maud and King Stephen, the war takes a deadly step closer to him. Taken prisoner in the battle for Maud’s land is Olivier de Bretagne, Brother Cadfael’s own son born as a result of a brief encouter thirty years earlier. Now Brother Cadfael resolves to plead for his son’s release at a peace conference scheduled to take place in Coventry; but there is no sign of Olivier there. After much soul searching, Cadfael makes the difficult decision to break his monastic vows, leaving Coventry without permission because he knows he must do everything in his power to find his son.

She Goes to War

When Catherine, a teleprinter operator in the WRNS, is posted to the war torn city of Liverpool, she meets Tom Lyddon. The usual stages of courtship are dispensed with, and the two begin an affair. But their idyll is soon to be shattered by the realities of war.

By Firelight

Originally published in 1948 by Heinemann, the story of a woman who loses her husband and goes to stay in an old schoolhouse in a quiet village. But events from the past involving a witch hunt impinge upon the present. From the author of SHE GOES TO WAR.

Lost Children

Originally published in 1951, a love story set in post war Britain about the relationship that grows between an upper class girl living in a grand house and a young national serviceman stationed nearby. From the author of THE MARRIAGE OF MEGOTTA and the BROTHER CADFAEL series under the name of Ellis Peters.

A Means of Grace

Emmy Marryat is determined to go home. Her English friends think she’s crazy to go back after what happened, crazy to expect to find the same country, the same city, the same people. But she is still receiving letters from the ghosts of that country and so return to it and them she does.

Death Mask

When archaeologist Bruce Almond is killed on a dig in Greece, his son Crispin returns to Somerset and a mother he barely knows. Convinced his father’s death was no accident, Crispin believes even his mother is not free from suspicion, so he baits a clever trap to lure the murderer out of hiding.

A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury

‘Outstanding…
a tale compounded of romance, stirring adventure, and subtle psychological insight.’ Publishers Weekly Henry Bolingbroke knows that he should be king of England. It’s his God given destiny, and the young Richard II had no right to banish him and claim the throne. With the help of the powerful lords of Northumberland, especially Harry ‘Hotspur’ Percy, Henry triumphantly overthrows Richard and imprisons him. But the thrill of becoming Henry IV of England fades as trouble brews in Wales. Rebellion is in the air, and the question of how Richard II really died lingers, poisoning the court. Henry IV will need all his strength to defend the crown, but the relationships between the king, Hotspur, and the king’s son Prince Hal contain the seeds of their own destruction. The king’s powerful enemies are poised to pounce as the three men are drawn to bloody collision some two miles from Shrewsbury. Filled with the glorious historical detail that fans of Edith Pargeter have come to expect, A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury is a skillful tapestry of the feuds, loves, and triumphs of Henry IV. ‘Chivalry, treachery, conflict of loyalties…
are the rich threads in the tapestry…
the clash of wills is as stirring as the clash of steel.’ Observer ‘A vivid portrait of Hotspur…
one of the last knights errant of the age.’ Sunday Telegraph

The Horn of Roland

A crime novel originally published in 1974 in which a famous conductor and composer finds his life is at risk when he returns to his hometown and is sought by an avenger.

Never Pick up Hitch-hikers!

When Alf picked up the hitch hiker, he seemed perfect as a stand in for the horrific crime Alf was about to commit. But by luck William is saved from Alf’s plan and someone else is killed in his place, this leads to a tangle of mistaken identity and an unsolved bank robbery from many years ago.

The Marriage Of Meggotta

Historical fiction by the author of the Cadfael mysteries written as Ellis Peters, The Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet, and A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury.

The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits

Spanning the most fascinating eras of history, we move from the ancient world to medieval Europe but always with a common thread running throughout: the solving of a baffling murder mystery by an intrepid sleuth of the day…
So without further delay, discover. How the Roman orator Quintilian solves a murder, Perry Mason style, in the 1st century AD What became of the missing cavalry general Arcturus. His sword is found at the bottom of a lake but where is he? How a murder set days after the death of Arthur involves both the Celts and the Saxons How a girl’s visions in Celtic Wales help uncover a terrible crime What happens when Robin Hood and Maid Marion team up to solve a supernatural murder…
How a Jack the Ripper like serial killer is brought to justice in Elizabethan London Plus 30 more baffling historical conundrums, both classic and specially commissioned, including Michael Kurland, Wallace Nicholls, Richard Butler, Tom Holt, Amy Myers, Mary Reed, Martin Edwards, Clayton Emery, Susanna Gregory, Derek Wilson, Mat Coward, Marilyn Todd, and many more.

Feline Felonies

A collection of crime stories, all of which feature cats. Includes tale from Lilian Jackson Braun, Ellis Peters, Dorothy L. Sayers and P.G. Wodehouse.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Go Bump in the Night (By:)

Published by Random House. Per the dust jacket:…
twenty three stories, a novelette, and a novel guaranteed to turn your hair white overnight.’ Stories selected by Mr. Hitchcock include: Casablanca by Thomas M. Disch, Fishhead by Irvin S. Cobb, Camera Obscura by Basil Copper, A Death in the Family by Miriam Allen deFord, Men Without Bones by Gerald Kersh, Not With a Bang by Damon Knight, Party Games by John Burke, X Marks the Pedwalk by Fritz Leiber, Curious Adventure of Mr. Bond by Nugent Barker, Two Spinsters by E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Knife by Robert Arthur, The Cage by Ray Russell, It by Theodore Sturgeon, The Road to Mictlantecutli by Adobe James, Guide to Doom by Ellis Peters, The Estuary by Margaret St. Clair, Tough Town by William Sambrot, The Troll by T. H. White, Evening at the Black House by Robert Somerlott, One of the Dead by William Wood, The Real Thing by Robert Specht, Journey to Death by Donald E. Westlake, Master of the Hounds by Algis Budrys, The Candidate by Henry Slesar, and Out of the Deeps by John Wyndham.

Stories They Wouldn’t Let Me Do on TV (By:)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn’t Let Me Do on TV (By:Robert Bloch,,Ray Bradbury,Robert Arthur,,Roald Dahl,,,,,,,James Francis Dwyer)