Edith Pargeter

Edith Pargeter

Edith Pargeter also wrote as: Ellis Peters.

Edith Pargeter was born in Horsehay, Shropshire, United Kingdom on September 29th, 1913 and passed away at the age of 82 on October 14th, 1995.

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Edith Pargeter Stats: The most read book by Edith Pargeter on Book Notification is Fallen Into the Pit, the first novel in the Inspector Felse series. The second most read book is Death and the Joyful Woman (Inspector Felse #2).

Below is a complete list of Edith Pargeter books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Edith Pargeter is the Heaven Tree Series.

List of Brothers of Gwynedd Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Sunrise in the West
1974
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2
The Dragon at Noonday
1976
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3
The Hounds of Sunset
1976
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4
Afterglow and Nightfall
1977
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List of Heaven Tree Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Heaven Tree
1960
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2
The Green Branch
1962
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3
The Scarlet Seed
1963
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List of Second World War Trilogy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Eighth Champion of Christendom
1945
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2
Reluctant Odyssey
1946
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3
Warfare Accomplished
1947
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List of Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Books in Publication Order (as Ellis Peters)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.1
A Morbid Taste for Bones ( As: Ellis Peters)
1977
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2
8.4
One Corpse Too Many ( As: Ellis Peters)
1979
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3
8.5
Monk's Hood ( As: Ellis Peters)
1980
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4
8.2
Saint Peter's Fair ( As: Ellis Peters)
1981
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5
8.6
The Leper Of St. Giles ( As: Ellis Peters)
1981
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6
8.8
The Virgin in the Ice ( As: Ellis Peters)
1982
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7
8.7
The Sanctuary Sparrow ( As: Ellis Peters)
1983
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8
8.9
The Devil's Novice ( As: Ellis Peters)
1983
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9
8.8
Dead Man's Ransom ( As: Ellis Peters)
1984
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10
8.9
The Pilgrim of Hate ( As: Ellis Peters)
1984
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11
8.5
An Excellent Mystery ( As: Ellis Peters)
1985
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12
8.6
The Raven in the Foregate ( As: Ellis Peters)
1986
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13
8.6
The Rose Rent ( As: Ellis Peters)
1986
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14
8.3
The Hermit of Eyton Forest ( As: Ellis Peters)
1987
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15
8.3
The Confession of Brother Haluin ( As: Ellis Peters)
1988
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16
8.8
A Rare Benedictine ( As: Ellis Peters)
1988
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17
8.7
The Heretic's Apprentice ( As: Ellis Peters)
1989
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18
8.4
The Potter's Field ( As: Ellis Peters)
1989
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19
8.3
The Summer of the Danes ( As: Ellis Peters)
1991
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20
8.7
The Holy Thief ( As: Ellis Peters)
1992
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21
10
Eye Witness ( As: Ellis Peters)
1993
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22
10
The Price of Light ( As: Ellis Peters)
1993
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23
9.4
Brother Cadfael's Penance ( As: Ellis Peters)
1994
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List of Inspector Felse Books in Publication Order (as Ellis Peters)

The Felse family, a detective, his wife, and son, solve mysteries, often in their fictional English county but sometimes abroad.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.8
Fallen Into the Pit
1951
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2
9
Death and the Joyful Woman
1961
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3
9.3
Flight of a Witch
1964
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4
10
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
1965
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5
10
The Piper on the Mountain
1966
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6
10
Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart
1967
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7
10
The Grass Widow's Tale
1968
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8
10
The House of Green Turf
1969
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9
10
Mourning Raga
1969
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10
10
The Knocker on Death's Door
1970
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11
10
Death to the Landlords
1972
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12
10
City of Gold and Shadows
1973
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13
10
Rainbow's End
1978
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Iron Bound
1936
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2
Hortensius, Friend of Nero
1937
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3
Ordinary People
1941
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4
By This Strange Fire
1948
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5
By Firelight
1948
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6
Lost Children
1951
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7
Most Loving Mere Folly
1953
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8
The Soldier at the Door
1954
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9
A Means of Grace
1956
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10
The City Lies Four-Square
1969
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11
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
1972
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12
The Marriage of Meggotta
1979
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13
She Goes to War
1989
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Assize of the Dying ( As: Ellis Peters)
1958
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2
The Trinity Cat ( As: Ellis Peters)
2006
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Lily Hand and Other Stories
1965
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Coast of Bohemia
1950
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List of Murderous Christmas Stories Books in Publication Order

A collection of holiday-themed mystery tales involving crimes and detective work.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Murder under the Christmas Tree
2016
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2
Murder on Christmas Eve
2017
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3
A Very Murderous Christmas
2018
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4
Murder at Christmas
2019
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5
Murder in Midwinter
2020
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6
Murder on a Winter's Night
2021
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7
Murder in the Falling Snow
2022
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Anthology series.

List of Edith Pargeter Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Historical Whodunits
1993
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2
2nd Culprit
1993
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3
The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits
1993
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4
Feline Felonies
1995
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5
Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays
2019
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6
Murder in Midwinter
2020
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7
Murder Under the Sun
2024
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Edith Pargeter

Edith Pargeter was born on September 29th, 1913. Edith passed away October 14th, 1995 at 82 years old. Edith Pargeter was born in Horsehay, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Edith Pargeter was the author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael series which consists of 23 novels. The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael series started in 1977 with the novel A Morbid Taste for Bones. The most recently released novel in the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael series was Brother Cadfael's Penance which was released in 1994. There are no upcoming novels for the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael series.

Related Authors

Fans of Edith Pargeter also enjoy these authors:

  1. Agatha Christie, author of: And Then There Were None / Ten Little Indians.
  2. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.
  3. Ellis Peters, author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Series.
  4. Dorothy L. Sayers, author of the Lord Peter Wimsey Series.
  5. Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.

Edith Pargeter: F.A.Q

When was Edith Pargeter Born?

Edith Pargeter was born on September 29th, 1913.

When did Edith Pargeter die?

Edith Pargeter died on October 14th, 1995 at 82 years old.

Where was Edith Pargeter Born?

Edith Pargeter was born in Horsehay, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

What was the first book Edith Pargeter wrote?

The first book written by Edith Pargeter was Iron Bound, published in 1936.

What was the most recent book Edith Pargeter wrote?

Her most recently released work was Fair Young Phoenix on May 3rd, 2020.

What is the most popular book by Edith Pargeter?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Edith Pargeter book is Fallen Into the Pit. Here are her most popular books:
  1. Fallen Into the Pit (8.75)
  2. Death and the Joyful Woman (9)
  3. Flight of a Witch (9.33)
  4. The Piper on the Mountain (10)
  5. The Knocker on Death's Door (10)

How many books has Edith Pargeter written?

Edith Pargeter has written 75 books across 13 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in the Brothers of Gwynedd Series
  • 3 books in the Heaven Tree Series
  • 3 books in the Second World War Trilogy Series
  • 23 books in the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Series
  • 13 books in the Inspector Felse Series
  • 13 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Collections
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books
  • 8 Ellis Peters Standalone Novels
  • 2 Ellis Peters Short Story Collections
  • 2 Ellis Peters Non-Fiction Books
  • 2 books in the Murderous Christmas Stories Series

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