Brother Cadfael book 9 · 1984
Dead Man’s Ransom
The sheriff of Shropshire is captured in battle, and a Welsh prisoner is to be exchanged for him. When the sheriff is murdered in his bed in the abbey infirmary, the exchange is in danger.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 9 of 20
- Published
- 1984
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Dead Man’s Ransom
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 Dead Man’s Ransom.
- The Sanctuary Sparrow1983 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- An Excellent Mystery1985 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Virgin in the Ice1982 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Raven in the Foregate1986 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon