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Ellis Peters

Edith Mary Pargeter OBE BEM (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series The Cadfael Chronicles.

Born	1913
Died	1995

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Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart

by Edith Pargeter and Ellis Peters
First published in 1967 — 17 editions
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Death and the Joyful Woman

by Edith Pargeter and Ellis Peters
First published in 1961 — 14 editions
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A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (Inspector George Felse Mystery)

by Edith Pargeter and Ellis Peters First published in 1965 — 14 editions
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The house of green turf

by Edith Pargeter and Ellis Peters
First published in 1969 — 13 editions
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Flight of a witch

by Edith Pargeter and Ellis Peters
First published in 1964 — 12 editions
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The grass-widow's tale

by Edith Pargeter and Ellis Peters
First published in 1968 — 12 editions
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Funeral of Figaro

by Edith Pargeter and Ellis Peters First published in 1962 — 10 editions
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Death mask

by Edith Pargeter and Ellis Peters First published in 1959 — 7 editions

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The Will and the Deed: A Classic Whodunnit

by Edith Pargeter and Ellis Peters First published in 1960 — 6 editions
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Black is The Colour of My True-Love's Heart

by Ellis Peters and Edith Pargeter First published in 1967 — 2 editions

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The Piper on the Mountain

by Ellis Peters, Ellis Peters, and Edith Pargeter First published in 1966 — 2 editions

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She goes to war

by Ellis Peters and Edith Pargeter First published in 1942 — 2 editions

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Gufah aḥat yoter midai: ha-aḥ Ḳadfaʾel

by Ellis Peters and Meira Livnat First published in 1997 — 1 edition

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The assize of the dying

by Ellis Peters First published in 1958 — 1 edition

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Born	1913
Died	1995

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