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The Holy Thief
The Holy Thief by Ellis Peters
 The Cadfael Chronicles, 19

In early 1145, subsiding flood waters reveal a robbery has been committed on church grounds, and Brother Cadfael thinks the robbery is connected to a murder.

Head of Zeus * Crime Fiction
02 Jun 2014 * 274pp * £4.99 * 9781784080693
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'A cult figure of crime fiction'
Financial Times
'A more attractive and preposessing detective would be hard to find.'
Sunday Times
'A beguiling writer.'
Daily Telegraph
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A Morbid Taste For Bones
The Pilgrim Of Hate
An Excellent Mystery
The Raven In The Foregate
The Rose Rent
The Hermit Of Eyton Forest
The Confession Of Brother Haluin
The Heretic's Apprentice
The Potter's Field
The Summer Of The Danes
One Corpse Too Many
Brother Cadfael's Penance
Monk's Hood
Saint Peter's Fair
The Leper Of Saint Giles
The Virgin In The Ice
The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Devil's Novice
Dead Man's Ransom
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Ellis Peters
Ellis Peters
Ellis Peters (the pen name of Edith Pargeter, 1913–1995) is a writer beloved of millions of readers worldwide and has been widely adapted for radio and television. Ellis Peters was awarded an OBE for her services to literature in 1994.
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A Rare Benedictine: The Advent Of Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael: The Complete Chronicles
The Complete Felse Investigations
A Morbid Taste For Bones
Fallen into the Pit
The Pilgrim Of Hate
The Knocker on Death's Door
An Excellent Mystery
Death to the Landlords
The Raven In The Foregate
City of Gold and Shadows
The Rose Rent
Rainbow's End
The Hermit Of Eyton Forest
The Confession Of Brother Haluin
The Heretic's Apprentice
The Potter's Field
The Summer Of The Danes
One Corpse Too Many
Death and the Joyful Woman
Brother Cadfael's Penance
Monk's Hood
Flight of a Witch
Saint Peter's Fair
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
The Leper Of Saint Giles
The Piper on the Mountain
The Virgin In The Ice
Black is the Colour of My True Love's Heart
The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Grass Widow's Tale
The Devil's Novice
The House of Green Turf
Dead Man's Ransom
Mourning Raga
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A Rare Benedictine: The Advent Of Brother Cadfael
A Morbid Taste For Bones
One Corpse Too Many
Monk's Hood
Saint Peter's Fair
The Leper Of Saint Giles
The Virgin In The Ice
The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Devil's Novice
Dead Man's Ransom
The Pilgrim Of Hate
An Excellent Mystery
The Raven In The Foregate
The Rose Rent
The Hermit Of Eyton Forest
The Confession Of Brother Haluin
The Heretic's Apprentice
The Potter's Field
The Summer Of The Danes
The Holy Thief