Charges of heresy and murder are complicated by the contents of a mysterious treasure chest In the summer of 1143, William of Lythwood arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of St.
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..
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.
The character has been adapted for television, and the books drew international attention to Shrewsbury and its history.
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.
About author(s): 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.
The mystery that unfolds grows deeper thanks to a mysterious and marvelous treasure chest in Elave\'s care.
When a violent death follows, Sheriff Hugh Beringar taps his friend Brother Cadfael for help.
An already difficult task is complicated when Elave drunkenly expresses his own heretical opinions, and capital charges are filed.
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.
Paul, but it is not a joyous occasion--he\'s come back from his pilgrimage in a coffin.
Peter and St.
Charges of heresy and murder are complicated by the contents of a mysterious treasure chest In the summer of 1143, William of Lythwood arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of St
