Brother Cadfael book 17 · 1989
The Potter’s Field
When a field given to the abbey is ploughed, the body of a woman is found buried in it, and Cadfael investigates who she was.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 17 of 20
- Published
- 1989
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Potter’s Field
7 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader
Major 2
- Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire
- Brother MarkCadfael’s young assistant
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 The Potter’s Field.
- The Leper of Saint Giles1981 · Brother Cadfael · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Saint Peter’s Fair1981 · Brother Cadfael · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Monk’s Hood1980 · Brother Cadfael · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Confession of Brother Haluin1988 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon