Brother Cadfael book 11 · 1985
An Excellent Mystery
Two monks arrive at Shrewsbury from Hyde Abbey in Winchester, which has burned down: an older brother who was once a crusader, and a young, silent companion, and Cadfael senses a secret between them.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 11 of 20
- Published
- 1985
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in An Excellent Mystery
6 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader
Major 1
- Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire
Minor and cameo 4
- Abbot RadulfusAbbot of Shrewsbury
- Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey
- Brother JeromePrior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk
- Aline SiwardYoung noblewoman who marries Hugh
Also featuring these characters
Other Ellis Peters books that share the most characters with An Excellent Mystery.
- Dead Man’s Ransom1984 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Rose Rent1986 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Devil’s Novice1983 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Hermit of Eyton Forest1987 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon