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Historical Mysteries in Series: Medieval & Early Renaissance
All titles are shelved in the Mystery section of the library and are the first in each series in the Downers Grove Public Librarys collection.
M/BEAUFORT
Beaufort, Simon Murder in the Holy City 1998, 280p.
When: 1097 1100
Where: Jerusalem
Who: Sir Geoffrey Mappestone, Knight
M/DOHERTY
Doherty, P.C. Satan in St. Marys 1986, 184p.
When: 1284
Where: London
Who: Hugh Corbett, former soldier, Master of Clerks in King Edward Is court
M/EYRE
Eyre, Elizabeth Death of the Duchess 1991, 241p.
When: Renaissance
Where: Italy
Who: Sigismondo, soldier of fortune, and Benno, his servant
M/FRAZER
Frazer, Margaret The Novices Tale 1992, 229p.
When: 1431
Where: England
Who: Sister Frevisse, hosteler of St. Frideswides priory
M/GELLIS
Gellis, Roberta A Mortal Bane 1999, 350p.
When: 1139
Where: London, England
Who: Sir Bellamy of Itchen, Knight
M/GORDON
Gordon, Alan Thirteenth Night: A Medieval Mystery 1999, 243p.
When: 1200
Where: Duchy of Orsino
Who: Feste the Fool, Shakespeares Twelfth Night jester
M/GRACE
Grace, C.L. A Shrine of Murders 1993, 195p.
When: 1471
Where: Canterbury, England
Who: Kathryn Swinbrooke, physician, chemist
M/GREGORY
Gregory, Susanna An Unholy Alliance 1996, 310p.
When: 1348
Where: Cambridge, England
Who: Matthew Bartholomew, physician, and Brother Michael
M/HARDING
Harding, Paul The Nightingale Gallery 1991, 252p.
When: 1336
Where: London
Who: Brother Althelstan, monk, coroners clerk
M/MARSTON
Marston, Edward The Wolves of Savernarke 1993, 242p.
When: 1086
Where: Bedwyn, England
Who: Ralph Delchard, soldier, and Gervase Bret, lawyer
M/MORSON
Morson, Ian Falconers Crusade 1994, 190p
When: 1264
Where: Oxford, England
Who: William Falconer, Regent Master at Oxford University
M/NEWMAN
Newman, Sharan Death Comes as Epiphany 1993, 319p.
When: 1139
Where: Paris
Who: Catherine LeVendeur, a novice in the Convent of the Paraclete
M/PENMAN
Penman, Sharon Kay The Queens Man 1996, 291p.
When: 1193
Where: England
Who: Justin de Quincy, investigator for Eleanor of Aquitaine
M/PETERS
Peters, Ellis A Morbid Taste for Bones 1977, 192p.
When: 12th Century
Where: England
Who: Brother Cadfael, monk
M/ROBB
Robb, Candace The Apothecary Rose 1993, 256p.
When: 1363
Where: York, England
Who: Owen Archer, former Captain of Archers, now an investigator for a nobleman
M/ROE
Roe, Caroline Remedy for Treason 1998, 260p.
When: 1353
Where: Girona, Spain
Who: Isaac of Girona, physician
M/SEDLEY
Sedley, Kate Death and the Chapman 1991, 190p.
When: 1471
Where: England
Who: Roger the Chapman, a peddler
M/TREMAYNE
Tremayne, Peter Absolution by Murder 1994, 274p.
When: 664 AD
Where: British Isles
Who: Sister Fidelma, Irish nun, and Brother Eadulf, Saxon monk
M/WOLF
Wolf, Joan No Dark Place 1999, 278p.
When: 1139
Where: Norman England
Who: Hugh Corbaille, adopted son of the Sheriff of Lincoln, may be the kidnapped only child of the Earl of Wiltshire
Prepared by Carol Yarmolich, November 2001

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