Order of Ellis Peters Books
Ellis Peters was the pen name of English novelist Edith Pargeter (1913-1995). During her literary career, she wrote mysteries, historical fiction, non-fiction and translated Czech classics. Edith wrote under several different pseudonyms (including John Redfern, Joylon Carr and Peter Benedict), but it was as Ellis Peters that she would gain the most fame, writing the Cadfael Chronicles and the Inspector Felse series using that nom de plume.
Pargeter’s first two novels would be published in 1936, which were Hortensius, Friend of Nero and Iron-Bound. She would first use the Ellis Peters pen name in 1951 when she began the Inspector George Felse series with Fallen into the Pit. Below is a list of Edith Pargeter’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Inspector Felse Books
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Fallen Into the Pit |
(1951) |
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Death and the Joyful Woman |
(1961) |
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Flight of a Witch |
(1964) |
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A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs |
(1965) |
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The Piper on the Mountain |
(1966) |
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Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Heart |
(1967) |
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The Grass Widow’s Tale |
(1968) |
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The House of Green Turf |
(1969) |
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Mourning Raga |
(1969) |
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The Knocker on Death’s Door |
(1970) |
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Death to the Landlords |
(1972) |
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City of Gold and Shadows |
(1973) |
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Rainbow’s End |
(1978) |
Publication Order of Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Books
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A Morbid Taste for Bones |
(1977) |
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One Corpse Too Many |
(1979) |
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Monk’s Hood |
(1980) |
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Saint Peter’s Fair |
(1981) |
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The Leper Of St. Giles |
(1981) |
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The Virgin in the Ice |
(1982) |
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The Sanctuary Sparrow |
(1983) |
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The Devil’s Novice |
(1983) |
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Dead Man’s Ransom |
(1984) |
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The Pilgrim of Hate |
(1984) |
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An Excellent Mystery |
(1985) |
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The Raven in the Foregate |
(1986) |
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The Rose Rent |
(1986) |
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The Hermit of Eyton Forest |
(1987) |
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The Confession of Brother Haluin |
(1988) |
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A Rare Benedictine |
(1988) |
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The Heretic’s Apprentice |
(1989) |
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The Potter’s Field |
(1989) |
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The Summer of the Danes |
(1991) |
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The Holy Thief |
(1992) |
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Eye Witness |
(1993) |
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The Price of Light |
(1993) |
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Brother Cadfael’s Penance |
(1994) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Holiday with Violence |
(1952) |
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Aunt Helen |
(1958) |
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Death Mask |
(1959) |
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The Will and the Deed |
(1960) |
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The Funeral of Figaro |
(1962) |
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The Horn of Roland |
(1974) |
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Never Pick up Hitch-hikers! |
(1976) |
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Fair Young Phoenix |
(2020) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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The Assize of the Dying |
(1958) |
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The Trinity Cat |
(2006) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Shropshire |
(1992) |
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Strongholds and Sanctuaries |
(1993) |
Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books
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Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season |
(2016) |
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Murder on Christmas Eve |
(2017) |
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A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season |
(2018) |
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Murder at Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season |
(2019) |
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Murder on a Winter’s Night |
(2021) |
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Murder in the Falling Snow |
(2022) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Historical Whodunits |
(1993) |
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2nd Culprit |
(1993) |
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The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits |
(1993) |
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Feline Felonies |
(1995) |
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Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays |
(2019) |
Notes: The Heaven Tree and Brothers of Gwynedd series were written under her real name of Edith Pargeter. The majority of her standalone novels were written under the name of Edith Pargeter, with the exception of Holiday with Violence, Death Mask, Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers!, Day Star (Peter Benedict), Murder in the Dispensary (Joylon Carr), Death Comes By Post (Joylon Carr) and Masters of the Parachute Mail (Joylon Carr). The short story collections The Assize of the Dying and The Lily Hand were written under the name Edith Pargeter. The non-fiction books The Coast of Bohemia, Shropshire and Shrongholds & Sanctuaries were written under the name of Edith Pargeter (the latter of which were co-authored by Roy Morgan). The Will and a Deed was also titled Where There’s a Will.