Cet auteur a écrit sous un pseudonyme, devenant largement célèbre pour ses romans policiers historiques. Ses œuvres s'inspirent souvent de décors gallois et des régions frontalières, explorant l'histoire et la culture locales. L'écriture de l'auteur se caractérise par un mélange d'authenticité historique et d'intrigues captivantes, offrant aux lecteurs un voyage immersif dans le passé.
While Cadfael has bent Abbey rules, he has never broken his monastic vows--until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left 30 of Maud's knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael's secret son, Olivier. Conceived in Cadfael's soldiering youth and unaware of his father's identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed.
Octobre 1143. L'abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Shrewsbury vient d'acquérir, par échange avec un prieuré, un champ de bonne terre jadis cultivé par le potier Ruald qui, à l'époque, était l'époux de Generys, une jolie Galloise. Mais Ruald, touché par la grâce, a abandonné le foyer familial pour devenir moine à l'abbaye et depuis cette conversion, la disparition de Generys a suscité bien des rumeurs malveillantes. En labourant le nouveau champ, un cadavre de femme est mis à jour et les questions vont bon train. En premier lieu, il convient d'identifier la victime qui ne semble pas avoir succombé à une mort naturelle. Par la suite, on va rechercher son meurtrier. S'il s'agit des restes de Generys, frère Ruald devient suspect, mais il n'est pas le seul… Sulien Blount, le fils cadet de la famille à qui appartenait le champ, a quitté la région pour entamer un noviciat dans un monastère. Que cache cette fuite ? Herboriste et détective amateur, frère Cadfael entame les investigations. Dans cette dix-septième aventure de Cadfael, l'enquête policière l'emporte sur la partie historique. Ellis Peters, qui soigne particulièrement les portraits psychologiques de ses personnages, maintient le suspense jusqu'à la fin.
Accusé à tort d'avoir chassé une biche dans une forêt domaniale, le jeune Harry Talvace, fils cadet d'un chevalier anglais, et Adam, son frère de lait, fils de serf, se réfugient en France. A Paris, Harry se distingue par ses dons de tailleur de pierre et de sculpteur. Il est remarqué par Ralf Isambard, riche seigneur de Parfois, de retour des Croisades, qui désire faire bâtir une église sur ses terres, à la frontière galloise. Les deux hommes échangent alors un serment. Harry aura toute latitude pour accomplir son oeuvre; aucun moyen matériel ne lui sera refusé. En contrepartie, il devra demeurer sur place quoi qu'il advienne, jusqu'à ce que sa tâche soit achevée.
" Pour avoir été tour à tour paysan, soldat et moine, frère Cadfael apparaît comme un homme complet de son temps. Aussi habile dans l'usage de la faucille, de la dague que de la croix, il traverse les cercles les plus fermés en h authentique passe-muraille. Il cultive en outre, dans un enclos de l'abbaye, son très officiel jardin secret. Maître ès herbes (un savoir accumulé durant ses grandes vacances orientales), celles qui soulagent, guérissent, endorment et pourraient tuer, Cadfael ajoute le soin de son corps à la compréhension des âmes. Un médecin si attentif que le lecteur, invariablement conduit à augmenter la dose, se sentira compris de lui. "
En se lançant sur les traces de trois voyageurs égarés au cœur de l'hiver, frère Cadfael, le moine détective, s'attend à tout sauf à découvrir une forme humaine au fond d'un ruisseau gelé... Victime de la guerre civile ou d'un crime passionnel ? L'ennui c'est que, dans ce cas, il s'agirait de la plus inavouable des passions...
Brother Cadfael’s pastoral life is upended by the disappearance of a young boy and the arrival of a saintly hermit. The year is 1142, and England is in the grip of civil war. Within the cloisters of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, there begins a chain of events no less momentous than the upheavals of the outside world. It starts with the sad demise of Richard Ludel, Lord of Eyton, whose ten-year-old son and heir, also named Richard, is a pupil at the abbey. The boy refuses to surrender his newly inherited powers to Dionysia, his furious, formidable grandmother. A stranger to the region is the hermit Cuthred, who enjoys the protection of Lady Dionysia, and whose young companion, Hyacinth, befriends Richard. Despite his reputation for holiness, Cuthred’s arrival heralds a series of mishaps for the monks. When a corpse is found in Eyton forest, Brother Cadfael must devote his knowledge of human nature to tracking down a ruthless murderer.
Si frère Haluin n'était pas tombé du toit, s'il ne s'était pas confessé, sentant sa dernière heure venue, et s'il n'avait pas décidé de s'infliger un ultime pèlerinage, un très ancien crime n'aurait pas été démasqué. Mais en refaisant surface, la vérité déchaîne la violence, et la foudre s'abat parfois sur l'innocent. Il faut toute la sagesse et la lucidité de frère Cadfael pour arracher leur masque aux menteurs, dénoncer les coupables, permettre à deux enfants qui s'aiment de ne plus rougir de leur passion. Un Ellis Peters trois étoiles, qui mériterait d'être millésimé.
" Tout comme Umberto Eco a su recréer l'univers d'un monastère de bénédictins dans l'Italie du Nord au milieu du XIVe siècle, Ellis Peters peint à merveille, dans la série des aventures du frère Cadfael, la vie d'un monastère anglais deux siècles plus tôt. Après avoir lu ces romans, on a le sentiment de tout savoir sur la religion, l'histoire, la structure sociale, la politique et les modes de vie de l'Angleterre du XIIe siècle. Et pour l'habileté des intrigues, seule P.D. James, à mon avis, rivalise avec elle. " The Armchair Detective.
Ellis Peters, " La bénédictine du thriller ", comme l'a surnommée François Rivière, nous entraîne une fois encore, dans son tumultueux Moyen Age. Un lynchage se prépare. Frère Cadfael, ce commissaire Maigret entré dans les ordres, réussira-t-il a sauver le frêle baladin soupçonné de ce crime ? La chasse à l'homme écrasera-t-elle la petite fleur bleue de l'amour ? Suivez Dame Ellis, elle a réponse à tout.
Pour être aimable à la mère de son amie Tossa, une femme aussi belle qu'imprévisible, Dominic Felse accepte de conduire une jeune héritière jusqu'en Inde pour retrouver son père. Ce voyage avec Anjli, enfant précoce et gâtée, n'est pas une sinécure et cette mission va se révéler plus chaotique que prévu. En sus de leur rôle de baby-sitter, Dominic et Tossa vont se trouver confrontés à un terrible mystère qui les contraindra bientôt à mener une véritable enquête criminelle. Derrière les décors de carte postale de l'Inde aux couleurs saturées, ils découvrent une toute autre réalité, terriblement violente et énigmatique.
"Shed here no tears. No Saint could die More Blessed and Comforted than I." So read the epitaph composed by Morwenna Treverra centuries ago as she followed her beloved husband, Jan, into death. The couple have been together ever since, models of pious content, in the little seaside Saxon church near the villa of Maymouth. When curious scholars arrange to open Jan Treverra's tomb, it yields not one body but two...and neither one of them is Jan Treverra. Detective Inspector George Felse happens to be on holiday nearby; indeed, he helped to open the crypt and reveal its all too modern contents. Now, from an ancient grave, mystery unfolds; a trail of violence in Maymouth's history that casts shadows centuries long...
Bruce Almond, riche archéologue, meurt écrasé sous un portique lors de fouilles en Grèce. Almond était persuadé que ce tombeau recelait des trésors de l'art mycénien, notamment des masques funéraires et des bijoux en or. Sa mort mettra un terme aux recherches et le tombeau sera refermé sans que l'on sache ce qu'il contenait. Quelques années plus tard, en Angleterre, le jeune fils d'Almond accueille chez lui la plupart des personnes présentes lors de l'accident, persuadé que l'un d'eux a assassiné son père pour faire main basse sur le trésor. Il met au point un piège pour le pousser à se révéler... " Ecrite en 1959, cette énigme criminelle, aussi brillante que classique, est l'œuvre d'Ellis Peters, auteur des enquêtes médiévales de frère Cadfael. ", Le Maine libre.
Ellis Peters (1913-1995), avant de mettre sur orbite le célébrissime frère Cadfael, avait déjà conquis ses galons de reine du crime à l'anglaise avec la saga familiale consacrée à l'inspecteur George Felse, sergent du C.I.D. (Criminal Investigation Department) de Comerford, sa femme Bernarda, dite Bunty, ancienne concertiste, et leur jeune fils Dominic. Les trois membres de cette sympathique famille se partagent ainsi tout à tour la vedette, renouvelant de façon originale les ressorts du genre.
Marchand d'art et nouveau riche aussi avide de reconnaissance sociale que dépourvu de scrupules, Arthur Rainbow fait l'unanimité contre lui dès qu'il s'installe dans la tranquille vallée du Middlehope. " Il doit partir ", décrète le tout jeune Bossie, génie en herbe et soliste du chœur de l'église de Saint-Eata, traduisant le sentiment général qui agite la petite communauté. Aussi, quand on retrouve le corps sans vie de Rainbow au pied du clocher de l'église, personne ne semble s'en étonner ou le regretter. Pour sa toute dernière enquête, George Felse, récemment promu chef du C.I.D., est particulièrement perplexe, car si les suspects sont légion, l'animosité envers le personnage ne saurait tout expliquer. Et voilà qu'un soir Bossie est victime d'un mystérieux chauffard...
From Audible.com: This is the eleventh chronicle of Brother Cadfael, of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, at Shrewsbury. In the year of our Lord 1141, August comes in golden as a lion, and 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 Stephan 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 Shrewsury. 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' health fails, and nothing can stop death's lengthening shade, 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.
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.
Gervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he is suddenly taken ill. Luckily, the Abbey boasts the services of the clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the man's bedside, only to be confronted by two very different surprises. In Master Bonel's wife, he good monk recognises Richildis, whom he loved many years ago before he took his vows, and Master Bonel has been fatallly poisoned by a dose of deadly monk's-hood oil from Cadfael's herbarium. The Sherrif is convinced that the murdered is Richildis' son Edwin, who had reasons aplenty to hate his stepfather. But Cadfael, guided in part by his tender concern for a woman to whom he was once betrothed, is certain of her son's innocence. Using his knowledge of both herbs and the human heart, Cadfael deciphers a deadly recipe for murder.
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Three masterly mysteries featuring the mediaeval sleuth and herbalist, Brother Cadfael, set in Shrewsbury.
The Heaven Tree / The Green Branch / The Scarlet Seed
This trilogy set in thirteenth-century England and Wales follows master stone carver Harry Talvace, Ralf Isambard, Lord of Parfois, and their sons against the backdrop of the volatile Welsh border. The narrative weaves through deadly politics, clashing armies, and personal passions as the characters embark on a grand quest for justice and vengeance. Harry, marked by his Norman lineage, grows up fiercely loyal to his charming breast-brother, Adam, while discovering his extraordinary talent for stone carving. In his fifteenth year, Harry’s devotion to Adam and his artistic obsession propel the thrilling events of the first volume. He rebels against his father, fleeing England to save Adam, and becomes entwined in the lives of commoners and kings, navigating relationships with the courageous Gilleis and the beautiful courtesan Benedetta, all while being sponsored by the enigmatic Lord Isambard for a monumental cathedral. The second volume sees Harry's son drawn into the intrigues of Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, bound by a blood oath to kill Isambard, yet struggling with his growing connection to the warrior lord. The final volume culminates in a gripping climax amid civil war, as loyalty and enmity intertwine, leading to unforgettable moments of majesty and heartbreak.
In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden into a battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death. Not far from the safety of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: one extra victim that has been strangled, not hanged.
THE HERETIC'S APPRENTICE: In the summer of 1143 two visitors arrive at the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul- one dead and two very much alive. But when a violent death ensues, Brother Cafael is called once more to turn detective and solve the murder- but matters are complicated still further by the marvellous treasure box in Elave's care... THE POTTER'S FIELD: During the ploughing of the Potters Field in October 1143 the grisly remains of a woman's body are unearthed. Abandoned by her husband, the tenant potter, rumour had it that the woman had returned to her homeland- perhaps with a lover. But the discovery of the corpse on Abbey land raises all sorts of questions. THE SUMMER OF THE DANES: In April 1144 Brother Cadfael leaves his monastery once more representing the bishop on a matter of church diplomacy. Cadfael does not forsee trouble on this errand, but then becomes entangled in the affairs of Heledd, a young woman desperate to escape an arranged marriage, and in conflict between Owain Gwynedd and his treacherous brother Cadwaladr...
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A George Felse mystery, set in an English village just after World War II. Sergeant Felse investigates the murder of an unrepentant Nazi land-worker whom most of the villagers had good reason to despise. Felse's son discovers a clue to the killer's identity and finds that his own life is in danger.
In 1137 the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the remains of Saint Winifred for his Benedictine order. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales and they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise and all too worldly, Cadfael isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to a bloody murder. The leading opponent to moving the grave has been shot dead with a mysterious arrow, and some say Winifred herself dealt the blow. Brother Cadfael knows that a carnal hand did the killing, but he doesn't know that his plan to unearth a murderer may dig up a case of love and justice, where the wages of sin may be a scandal- or his own ruin.
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From the Brother Cadfael oeuvre comes a book of quotations for each day of the year. These words of wisdom are extracted from Ellis Peters' popular novels and are divided into the four seasons, each illustrated with illuminated letters.
In the Summer of 1143, two visitors arrive at the gates of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul bearing a corpse. But another violent death follows in their wake, and Brother Cadfael is called upon to investigate the connection between these two gory events.
From Edith Pargeter, who also wrote the bestselling Brother Cadfael Chronicles under the name Ellis Peters, a brilliant medieval epic of Llewelyn, the first true Prince of Wales.
An omnibus volume containing the first two chronicles of Brother Cadfael, the remarkable medieval detective, features A Morbid Taste for Bones and One Corpse Too Many , as well as photographs and text from Cadfael Country. 17,500 first printing.
Silver Dagger and Edgar Award-winner Ellis Peters offers the 19th chronicle in her enchanting 12th-century mystery series featuring that beloved medieval sleuth Brother Cadfael. The Holy Thief combines excitement, romance, and intrigue with meticulously researched and endlessly fascinating details of medieval life.
Wales is gloriously united, while England is torn in two by bloody strife. Llewelyn seizes the opportunity to force recognition of his title and right as Prince of Wales, refusing to be deflected from his goal, even by the tragic deaths of his mother and sister or by his brothers' treachery. But in allying himself with the mighty Earl of Leicester, he stands to win everything...or lose all.
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.
High on a rocky outcrop stands a Victorian gothic mansion, built by the ancient and aristocratic Rose family. In the lodge of the house - the rest is owned by the National Trust - live the last of the fading line of the family. Rosalba Rose, at seventeen, has always been dutifully submissive to her ferocious eighty-year-old great-aunt Martine, but Rosalba's life contains little pleasure until she meets Eugene Seale, a young serviceman. Different as the two are, they fall in love, but is their passion, surrounded by upheaval, doomed?Edith Pargeter also writes as Ellis Peters.
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A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES. In 1137 the head of Shrewsbury Abbey decided to acquire the remains of St Winifred. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales and they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise and all too worldly, Cadfael isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder. ONE CORPSE TOO MANY. In 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety of the Abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the Empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, but discovers ninety-five bodies awaiting his attention. MONK'S-HOOD. Brother Cadfael's herb garden is flourishing under his care, then a local dignitary is poisoned with one of the herbalist's own concoctions and Cadfael finds he has to defend himself and another suspect whom he is sure is innocent.
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.
Une petite gare de Bohême pendant la guerre. Un stagiaire tente de s'ouvrir les veines parchagrin d'amour. L'adjoint du chef de gareprofite d'une garde de nuit pour couvrir detampons les fesses d'une jolie télégraphiste. Mais il y a aussi l'héroïsme, le sacrifice, la résistance.
A pause in the civil war offers Shrewsbury's townsfolk hope that the upcoming fair will be successful, but the discovery of the body of a wealthy merchant could destroy that hope.
When Lucas Corinth is invited back to the Alpine town of Gries-am-See, it is as a favoured native son. Since his boyhood there during the war, he has become a famous composer and conductor and it is fitting that he be guest of honour at the premiere of his new work, The Horn of Roland. But over the celebrations falls the shadow of the past; Corinth’s presence provokes bitter memories, memories of occupation, danger, secrecy. And from them springs an implacable threat. In revenge for an act of betrayal, Lucas Corinth’s life is at risk. The identity of the avenger is a mystery, and one that must be solved if tragedy is to be averted. As the final haunting notes of the Horn of Roland drift across the lake, the truth is revealed...
When Alf Jarrett spots the hitch-hiker waiting on the motorway slip-road, he thinks his prayers have been answered. William Banks is a personable young man of twenty, just leaving home for the first time—perfect for what Alf has in mind. And when William is offered a free night’s lodging and the chance to repay Alf for the lift, he accepts eagerly. After all, it sounds simple enough—drop off a package at a block of flats and post the spare key through the letter-box.What William doesn't realise is that he is the intended victim in a sinister plan of arson and murder. And it is only his good fortune—and the timely intervention of a guardian angel in the form of a charming girl called Calli—that saves him from becoming a corpse...Thrown involuntarily into a case that involves mistaken identity and a bank robbery from which the spoils have never been recovered, the two young sleuths discover they aren’t the only ones on the trail...And there is another murder and a dramatic confrontation before the tangled threads are finally unravelled.
Three early stories featuring Brother Cadfael by bestselling author Ellis Peters.
Dominic Felse and the Swami Premanathanand, a man of peace, unravel a deadly Indian rope trick of hatred and murder when they try to discover who is behind the violent deaths of several landlords.
Christmas, 1141 AD. Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross (known as the Foregate), a man of presence, scholarship and discipline, but neither humility nor the common touch. When he is found drowned in the mill-pond, suspicion is cast in many directions, not least towards a young man who came in the priest's train, sent to work in Brother Cadfael's garden. For he has little obvious priestly calling. Indeed, he soon attracts the friendship of a girl both beautiful and formidable. To Brother Cadfael, once worldly, now dedicated, if gently cynical, is left the familiar task of sorting the complicated strands which define guilt and innocence.
A late spring in 1142 brings dismay to the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, for there may be no roses by June 22nd. On that day the young widow Perle must receive one white rose as rent for the house she has given to benefit the abbey or the contract is void. When nature finally complies, a pious monk is sent to pay the rent - and is found murdered beside the hacked rose-bush. The abbey's wise herbalist, Brother Cadfael, follows the trail of bloodied petals. He knows the lovely widow's dowry is far greater with her house included, and she will likely wed again. But before Cadfael can ponder if a greedy suitor has done this dreadful deed, another crime is committed. Now the good monk must thread his way through a tangle more tortuous than the widow's thorny bushes -- or there will be more tears...
Four friends set off for a trip in the Italian countryside, but their plans are changed when a fellow passenger on the train is brutally attacked, and they realize they have inadvertently walked off with crucial evidence of a more serious crime - evidence that someone desperately needs to retrieve.
When Figaro is killed in a plane crash, it seems nothing can save the London production. A world-class baritone arrives from Europe to take over, then he too is killed - in mid-performance. Detective Inspector Musgrave embarks on a quest to discover who is responsible.
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.
In his ninth outing the beloved Brother Cadafel must helps a lovelorn young Welshman accused of murdering a sheriff.*
When Alan Morris disappears, his great-niece, Charlotte, regrets never having got to know her archaeologist great-uncle better. And, in an attempt to remedy that deficiency, she goes to visit the Roman site of Aurae Phiala, on the Welsh border, that he had spent so much time investigating. When she gets there, Charlotte finds more than just a few old stones... First there is a charming young man, coincidentally staying in the same hotel, who is very insistent on being her guide. Then a troublesome schoolboy disappears and a corpse is found. And George Felse finds himself having to solve a mystery whose roots go back to ancient Roman times... Once more, Ellis Peters brings to bear her passion for the complexities of history in a satisfyingly baffling whodunnit.
When world famous singer Maggie Tressider crashes her car on the way to a concert, she wakes up in hospital, dazed, in a post-operative shock—and haunted. From some secret place in her subconscious arises the awful conviction that somehow, at some time in the past, she has been responsible for a death. A psychiatrist, her doctor suggests, might lay the nameless spectre to rest. But Maggie chooses a very diffrent expert to find the truth for her. Her commission launches private investigator Francis Killian on a hunt across Europe in search of a grave. But the trail also leads him to one Bunty Felse, former colleague of Maggie’s, and wife of Inspector Felse. The successful end of Killian’s search is only the beginning of a long pilgrimage for them all—a journey which leads not only back into the past, but which takes Killian, Bunty and George to a remote corner of the Austrian alps, where many frontiers touch and many trails cross. And where even today some of them end—with murder...
The reading of the will of legendary diva Antonia Byrne turns out to hold some unpleasant surprises for her nearest and dearest: one way or another, none of them get quite what they are expecting.And when a quirk of Fate maroons the mourners in a tiny snowbound mountain village for Christmas, it is inevitable that feelings will be far from festive.But what no one could predict is that one of their number has lethally sinister intentions and when the final curtain falls, it turns out to be Antonia herself who has had the last laugh ...
When Louis Stevenson is found guilty of murder, he leaves the dock loudly proclaiming his innocence. When there are two more unexpected deaths, a young couple, convinced that an innocent man has been wrongly condemned, determine to unmask the real murderer - before he strikes again.
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 ...
Annet Beck's beauty is of the second order and it worries her parents so much that they guard her as closely as a prisoner...until the rainy Thursday in October when she disappears. Annet is last seen vanishing over the crest of Hallomount, a hill in the remote Welsh Country believed to be the domain of witches. Five days later she mysteriously reappears, claiming that she was gone for only two hours. Detective Inspector George Felse doesn't believe in witchcraft, but he does believe in love and he never underestimates its power, especially when it may have led to murder...
The follow up to the bestselling crime collection Murder under the Christmas Tree
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Auf dem Felsen von Parfois soll Burgherr Isambard nicht mehr lange residieren. Als selbst sein Sohn gegen ihn intrigiert, steht ihm ausgerechnet sein Gefangener, der Baumeister Harry Talvace, zur Seite. Zu spät erkennt Isambard, wer seine wahren Freunde sind. Und die Tage der unglücklichen Benedetta sind gezählt. Mit dem dritten Band der großen Mittelalter-Trilogie über den Baumeister Harry Talvace krönt Edith Pargeter das Glanzstück ihres Schaffens und liefert das eindrucksvolle und lebendige Bild einer sagenumwobenen Zeit.
Píše se červenec, léta Páně 1139 a do Shrewsbury se sjíždějí kupci z Anglie a Walesu na věhlasný jarmark, který opatství pořádá každý rok a nad nímž má záštitu sám král Štěpán. Přípravy však naruší v předvečer svátku svatého Petra zástupci cechů se starostou v čele. Město je po loňském obléhání v neutěšeném stavu, a proto požadují po klášteru, aby poskytl desetinu výtěžku z pronájmu stánků na opravu rozbitých ulic. Neshody se vyhrotí, když se starostův syn Philip vydá jednat přímo s trhovci a dojde ke rvačce. Obchodník Thomas z Bristolu uštědří Philipovi jedinou ponižující ránu a mladík přísahá, že se mu pomstí. Když je pak mistr Thomas v noci zavražděn, o vrahovi pochybuje jen málokdo. Bratru Cadfaelovi je ale celá situace podezřelá a s pomocí Thomasovy neteře Emmy se pouští do pátrání. Když dojde ke druhé vraždě, Cadfael začíná tušit, že v sázce je víc než podíl z jarmareční daně. Možná i samotný královský trůn…
KDYŽ SE DOBRÉ ÚMYSLY VE ZLÉ ČINY OBRÁTÍ… Elave, mladý písař Williama z Lythwoodu, se vrací z pouti do Svaté země s pochmurným posláním – má za úkol dovézt tělo svého pána do rodného kraje, pohřbít ho v opatství svatého Petra a Pavla a předat jeho adoptivní neteři Fortunatě věno, které jí William odkázal. Nic však neproběhne podle plánu. Mladík je obviněn z kacířství a postaven před církevní soud. Krátce nato je navíc zavražděn písař rodiny Lythwoodových Aldwin, a Elave tak čelí nejen obvinění z kacířství, ale také z vraždy. Klíčem k záhadám, jež obestírají nejen mladého Elaveho, nýbrž i celou rodinu Lythwoodových, je překrásná vyřezávaná schránka, kterou William odkázal Fortunatě. Podaří se bratru Cadfaelovi nalézt skutečného viníka, a zachránit tak nevinnému mladíkovi život?
Kniha obsahuje romány Zelená ratolest a Šarlatové zrnko. Harry, syn stavitele, jenž umírá v závěru románu Nebeský strom vinou krutosti svého pána Isambarda, lorda z Parfois, vyrůstá na dvoře velšského prince Llewellyna a chystá se pomstít otcovu smrt a zároveň očistit vlastní jméno poté, co se nešťastně zapletl do milostné aféry mezi princeznou a anglickým šlechticem. Vydává se proto zpět do Anglie na hrad Parfois, kde však zjišťuje, že mocného Isambarda není lehké zabít - nejen pro jeho moc, ale i povahu.
KDYŽ NĚKDO LŽE A KRADE, MŮŽE BÝT SCHOPEN I VRAŽDY?Brzy z jara léta Páně 1144 opatství svatého Petra a Pavla v Shrewsbury postihnou záplavy. Když se řeka vrátí do svých břehů, zděšení bratři zjistí, že zmizely ostatky svaté Winifredy, patronky kláštera. Vzala je snad velká voda? Nebo má v té záhadě prsty některý z návštěvníků opatství?A že se jich tam v ten nevlídný čas sešla opravdu pestrá sbírka. Dva putující benediktinští mniši, hrabě z Leicesteru, postarší trubadúr se svým podkoním a zpěvačkou… Zkušený znalec lidských povah bratr Cadfael má hned od začátku podezření, že ne každý z nich je takový, jak se na první pohled jeví. Stín podezření se rychle usadí na ramenou neupřímně působícího benediktina Tutila. Jeho vinu či nevinu by mohl potvrdit očitý svědek, než však dostane příležitost promluvit, je úkladně zavražděn. Někdo se zjevně snaží zamést stopy…
KDYŽ LIDSKÁ AROGANCE PLODÍ NEŠTĚSTÍ Píše se rok 1120 a rytíř Roger Manduit je na cestě k soudu o pozemky, které jeho otec údajně odkázal shrewsburskému klášteru. Roger o ně ale rozhodně nehodlá přijít – i kdyby měl líčení vyhrát lstí. Když je v noci po příjezdu do opatství přepaden, vlastně mu to hraje do karet. Mezi jeho odplatou a bezbrannými mnichy stojí jediný muž: Rogerův vazal Cadfael. O patnáct let později žije Cadfael mezi benediktiny jako klášterní bylinkář. Klid ve Shrewsbury však naruší příjezd jiného šlechtice, lorda FitzHamona, který se ke konci života rozhodl pojistit si místo v nebi tím, že věnuje církvi okázalý dar. Jenže pár vzácných stříbrných svícnů je následujícího rána pryč a FitzHamon běsní. Dokáže Cadfael přijít na to, kdo je vzal, dřív, než dojde ke krveprolití? Jako by se na klášter lepilo málo smůly, jeho výběrčí William Rede se téměř utopí v řece poté, co ho někdo přepadne a okrade. Nikdo nic neviděl a zdá se, že zločin zůstane nepotrestán. Bratr Cadfael však má jedno eso v rukávu ____ Tři krátké detektivní příběhy se slovutným bratrem Cadfaelem, doplněné zasvěceným doslovem renomované historičky Františky Vrbenské.
Píše se rok 1399. Jindřich Bolingbroke z rodu Lancasterů se vrací z ročního exilu, k němuž jej přinutil král Richard II., nyní přemožený opozicí šlechty, a ujímá se trůnu jako Jindřich IV. Pozici nového krále však záhy začnou ohrožovat sílící pochybnosti o okolnostech Richardovy rezignace a Jindřichova nástupu na trůn, zatímco sever i západ Anglie se ocitají pod tlakem výpadů Skotů a Velšanů. Nepříznivá situace na velšské hranici, kde musí Jindřich čelit rostoucí moci odbojného knížete Owena, a stále ostřejší královy spory s jeho někdejším hlavním spojencem Jindřichem Percym z Northumberlandu nakonec dovedou oba hlavní aktéry až do čela znepřátelených táborů. Rozhodující bitva čeká obě strany v červenci 1403 poblíž západoanglického Shrewsbury.
Indhold: Lösegeld für einen Toten ; Pilger des Hasses
Ellis Petersová, vlastným menom Edith Pargeterová, autorka úspešných dobrodružných a detektívnych románov i prozaických diel, je známa aj ako prekladateľka českej poézie a prózy. V Československu jej zatiaľ vyšla detektívka Smrť a blažená pani. Neberte stopárov je typický anglický kasársko-detektívny príbeh, ale pritom úsmevný, s neuveriteľnými zvratmi a prekvapeniami — nielen pre vyšetrujúcu políciu, ale aj pre čitateľa — s dvoma pôvabnými postavičkami Williem a Calli, s pestrou paletou anglických zločincov (a žien okolo nich), s nočnými prenasledovaniami, bitkami, prestrelkami, trikmi, zradou, čiže so všetkým, čím oplývajú tradičné anglické detektívky. Pred zrakmi čitateľa sa odvíja dej nabitý vzrušujúcimi udalosťami, zvláštnymi situáciami, ktoré neraz vyplývajú z pomýlenej totožnosti zločinca Stana Bastabla a jeho predpokladanej obete Willieho Banksa. Autorke sa podarilo vystihnúť originálne anglické prostredie; vytvorila rafinovaný románový príbeh s potrebnou gradáciou a so záverečným víťazstvom spravodlivosti nad zločinom. Iróniou je, že najväčšiu zásluhu na vyriešení celej záhadnej aféry a chytení zločinca nemá polícia, ale práve mladí detektívi-amatéri Willie a Calli.
Bunty la moglie dell'ispettore Felse si sente sola: sta per compiere quarant'anni, suo marito è spesso via per lavoro e per una sera avverte la sensazione che la sua vita sia finita in un vicolo cieco. Così senza pensarci troppo si ferma in un bar e decide di scambiare due chiacchiere con un avventore, solo come lei. Il giovane si offre di accompagnarla a casa ma, improvvisamente, Bunty scopre nel bagagliaio dell'auto dello sconosciuto, il cadavere di una donna. La situazione precipita: un'innocente chiacchierata si trasforma in un rapimento e poi in una drammatica fuga da un gruppo di malviventi che insegue il giovane. Bunty, però, è convinta che il giovane non possa essere un assassino...
Jan Treverra war ein berüchtigter Schmuggler und Schriftsteller im Cornwall des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts. In dem kleinen Küstenort Maymouth wird er als eine Art Volksheld verehrt, und so erwartet man die endlich genehmigte Öffnung seiner Gruft mit großer Spannung und Neugier. Zumal es auch heißt, der talentierte Lyriker hätte sich seine besten Verse mit ins Grab legen lassen. Kriminalinspektor Felse, der mit seiner Familie gerade in Maymouth Urlaub macht, läßt sich dieses historische Ereignis natürlich nicht entgehen. Wie alle anderen Schaulustigen wird er damit zum Zeugen einer schrecklichen Entdeckung. Denn in dem Grab findet man nicht die Gebeine Treverras, sondern einen Toten, der keineswegs zweihundert Jahre in der Erde gelegen hat.
Der ehemaliger Kreuzzugteilnehmer und jetzige Mönch Cadfael, ein Waliser, muß im England des 12. Jahrhunderts zwei Mordfälle lösen. "Der Rosenmord" erzählt von der reichen, jungen und umworbenen Witwe Judith Perle, die dem Kloster ein Haus gegen die symbolische Miete von einer Rose zur Verfügung gestellt hat. Kurz vor dem Zahlungstermin passiert ein Mord, und Judith wird entführt. "Der geheminsvolle Eremit" taucht eines Tages mit seinem Diener in der Nähe von Shrewsbury auf. Der Diener freundet sich mit einem Schüler des Klosters an, der bald darauf entführt wird. Offenbar will die herrische Großmutter des Jungen seine Heirat mit einer ihr genehmen Braut durchsetzen. Da geschieht ein Mord ...
