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Heirs of Ellis Peters: The Medieval Murderers
With her Brother Cadfael series, the late Ellis Peters sparked a revival of interest in historical mysteries, particularly those set during the Medieval period. We survey a group of her spiritual descendants, each of whom writes historical mysteries, who call themselves “The Medieval Murderers.” Together they wrote The Tainted Relic.
The Medieval Murderers: An Annotated Checklist
Even though all their books have been published in the last dozen years, some of them already are quite scarce and pricey.
Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael Revisited
In the decade since our original article on Ellis Peters, her Cadfael series has achieved classic status. We present an annotated and updated checklist, this time including the American first editions.
The Dandy Detective:
The Regency Mysteries of Kate Ross
Born in 1956, Katherine Jean Ross was one of the most talented and polished of the new generation of women mystery writers. She wrote beautifully crafted historical mysteries set in the English Regency period. Unfortunately, her career was cut tragically short after just four novels.
Gather & Bind:
The Fundamentals of Book Collecting
Part Eight: Protecting My Investment II – Shelving
Books into Film
Clash by Night, a play by Clifford Odets, a film by Fritz Lang