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Ellis Peters

Born

in Horsehay, Shropshire, England

September 28, 1913

Died

October 14, 1995

Genre

Mystery, Fiction, Historical Fiction

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A pseudonym used by Edith Pargeter.

Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM was a prolific author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. Born in the village of Horsehay (Shropshire, England), she had Welsh ancestry, and many of her short stories and books (both fictional and non-fictional) were set in Wales and its borderlands.

During World War II, she worked in an administrative role in the Women's Royal Naval Service, and received the British Empire Medal - BEM.

Pargeter wrote under a number of pseudonyms; it was under the name Ellis Peters that she wrote the highly popular seri ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 223,869 ratings · 13,197 reviews · 165 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 42,689 ratings — published 1977 — 113 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,067 ratings — published 1979 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5) 4.16 avg rating — 12,950 ratings — published 1981 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 12,582 ratings — published 1980 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saint Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 11,069 ratings — published 1981 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6) 4.17 avg rating — 10,255 ratings — published 1982 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #7) 4.08 avg rating — 8,071 ratings — published 1983 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Excellent Mystery (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #11) 4.17 avg rating — 7,886 ratings — published 1985 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil's Novice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #8) 4.14 avg rating — 7,239 ratings — published 1983 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13) 4.17 avg rating — 6,977 ratings — published 1986 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Ellis Peters

Chronicles of Brother Cadfael (20 books)
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The Felse Investigations (13 books)
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Quotes by Ellis Peters (?)

“Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems.”
― Ellis Peters

tags: truth

56 likes

“It's a kind of arrogance to be so certain you're past redemption.”
― Ellis Peters, A Morbid Taste for Bones

tags: forgiveness, humility

44 likes

“Only people who're positive enough to have friends have enemies. When you're as glum and morose as he was, people just give up and go away.”
― Ellis Peters, A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs

tags: depression, enemies, friends, people

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Polls

Please vote for the book you would like to read in april. The 3 books with the most votes will be the book club selections. Voting ends March 21, 2010

The Bone Collector

by Jeffery Deaver

13 votes, 23.2%

One for the Money

by Janet Evanovich

12 votes, 21.4%

Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

11 votes, 19.6%

The Thin Woman

by Dorothy Cannell

8 votes, 14.3%

A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters

5 votes, 8.9%

Catering to Nobody (Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, Book 1) by Diane Mott Davidson

Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson

3 votes, 5.4%

The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1) by Michael Connelly

The Black Echo by Michael Connelly

2 votes, 3.6%

I, the Jury

by Mickey Spillane

1 vote, 1.8%

Devil in a Blue Dress

by Walter Mosley

1 vote, 1.8%

56 total votes

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