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Stephen Smallwood
The leper of St. Giles
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2 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in English and held by 397 libraries worldwide Brother Cadfael investigates the disappearance of Baron Huon de Domville who mysteriously rides off alone into the night on the eve of his wedding and is never seen alive again.
The Blackheath poisonings
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 359 libraries worldwide "Behind the shutters of a Victorian family's home lies a lethal potion of lust, corruption and greed ... The Blackheath Poisonings, based on the best-selling mystery novel by Julian Symons, and adapted by Simon Raven (Edward and Mrs. Simpson), boldly and brilliantly redefines the Victorian era."--Container.
The raven in the foregate
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18 editions published between 1994 and 2001 in English and held by 348 libraries worldwide Father Ailnoth, the new parish priest in Shrewsbury, earns the scorn of all his parishioners. After refusing absolution to an unwed mother, the priest is found dead in the river. In a case where anyone could have done it, Cadael confounds even his good friend Beringar, the under sheriff, by revealing how the priest lost his life.
Eleventh hour
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 343 libraries worldwide Professor Ian Hood is recruited by the British government as its on-call scientist/detective. Along with his female bodyguard, they take on such menaces as rogue cloners, ruthless polluters, and resurgent viruses. Includes four episodes.
Cadfael. The leper of St. Giles
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2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 314 libraries worldwide Brother Cadfael investigates the disappearance of Baron Huon de Domville who mysteriously rides off alone into the night on the eve of his wedding and is never seen alive again.
Cadfael. Monk's hood
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 293 libraries worldwide Brother Cadfael investigates the murder of a wealthy landowner, who has disinherited his stepson and is poisoned by food prepared by the Abbey. Cadfael discovers that the man's widow is his own childhood sweetheart.
Cadfael the virgin in the ice
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 288 libraries worldwide Ellis Peters' story of the twelfth century monk who turns to his knowledge of medicine and nature to clear the name of a much-loved novice and discover the truth behind the death of a young woman found frozen at the bottom of a brook.
Cadfael. One corpse too many
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 287 libraries worldwide Cadfael is called upon to bury 94 rebel soldiers. The ceremony is disrupted when Cadfael finds one corpse too many, and no one is above suspicion as he hunts for the murderer.
Cadfael. The devil's novice
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 287 libraries worldwide Cadfael suspects the motives of the young man wanting to join Shrewsbury Abbey as a novice to be not entirely selfless. A senior cleric sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a colleague forms the same impression. Suspicions increase when the half-burnt body of the cleric is found and a wild man from the woods is falsely accused.
Cadfael a morbid taste for bones
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2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 279 libraries worldwide When a party of monks treks to Wales to dig up the remains of St. Winifred, the main opponent to their excavation efforts is found dead.
The raven in the foregate
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 274 libraries worldwide After refusing to baptize the illegitimate baby of a local prostitute, the new parish priest is found dead in the river.
The holy thief
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 259 libraries worldwide "Brothers from Ramsey come to Shrewsbury looking for money to rebuild their monastery, which has been ransacked by rebel soldiers. They claim that a loan of Saint Winifred's Holy Relics, which are housed at Shrewsbury, would be suitable generosity. Cadfael and the Abbot opt to provide the men with a gift of precious gems instead. Then, during a cataclysmic night of violent storms, the Holy Relics disappear. Cadfael is dispatched to recover them and unearths a wrong much greater than he had expected."--Container.
The potter's field
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in English and held by 258 libraries worldwide When a woman's skeleton is discovered in a local potter's field, Cadfael must find the culprit before he himself is found lynch by an angry mob.
The rose rent
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 247 libraries worldwide A young monk falls in love with a beautiful widow and is found cruelly bludgeoned to death.
Colditz
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3 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in English and held by 173 libraries worldwide This films tells a remarkable story of the prisoners in the German POW camp called Colditz.
Cadfael
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3 editions published between 1994 and 2001 in English and held by 130 libraries worldwide These riveting programs star Sir Derek Jacobi (I Claudius, Gladiator) as Brother Cadfael, the medieval crime-solving monk who tackles mysteries that arise in the dark world of twelfth century Shrewsbury.
Brother Cadfael III
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1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 128 libraries worldwide "Set against the harsh climate of civil war in the Middle Ages, Cadfael tries to bring order to a world where murder is commonplace and men in holy orders are suspected of evil"--container.
Cadfael, sanctuary sparrow
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 121 libraries worldwide Suspected of robbing the town goldsmith, a young juggler seeks refuge at the abbey where Brother Cadfael is given the job of keeping an eye him while the authorities investigate. But things become more complicated when the goldsmith's neighbor is found floating dead in the river.
Derek Jacobi is Cadfael. Set I
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 104 libraries worldwide Twelfth century Shrewsbury comes dramatically to life in Ellis Peters' story of Brother Cadfael--a good man in an evil world.
Cadfael. Set III
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 69 libraries worldwide A morbid taste for bones: When a young monk claims to see visions of St. Winifred, Cadfael and a party from Shrewsbury Abbey trek to Wales to excavate her holy relics and are met with much hostility. more
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