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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 Library’s collection.

M/BEAUFORT
Beaufort, SimonBlank spaceMurder in the Holy CityBlank space1998, 280p.
When: 1097 – 1100
Where: Jerusalem
Who: Sir Geoffrey Mappestone, Knight

M/DOHERTY
Doherty, P.C.Blank spaceSatan in St. Mary’sBlank space1986, 184p.
When: 1284
Where: London
Who: Hugh Corbett, former soldier, Master of Clerks in King Edward I’s court

M/EYRE
Eyre, ElizabethBlank spaceDeath of the DuchessBlank space1991, 241p.
When: Renaissance
Where: Italy
Who: Sigismondo, soldier of fortune, and Benno, his servant

M/FRAZER
Frazer, MargaretBlank spaceThe Novice’s TaleBlank space1992, 229p.
When: 1431
Where: England
Who: Sister Frevisse, hosteler of St. Frideswide’s priory

M/GELLIS
Gellis, RobertaBlank spaceA Mortal BaneBlank space1999, 350p.
When: 1139
Where: London, England
Who: Sir Bellamy of Itchen, Knight

M/GORDON
Gordon, AlanBlank spaceThirteenth Night: A Medieval MysteryBlank space1999, 243p.
When: 1200
Where: Duchy of Orsino
Who: Feste the Fool, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night jester

M/GRACE
Grace, C.L.Blank spaceA Shrine of MurdersBlank space1993, 195p.
When: 1471
Where: Canterbury, England
Who: Kathryn Swinbrooke, physician, chemist

M/GREGORY
Gregory, SusannaBlank spaceAn Unholy AllianceBlank space1996, 310p.
When: 1348
Where: Cambridge, England
Who: Matthew Bartholomew, physician, and Brother Michael

M/HARDING
Harding, PaulBlank spaceThe Nightingale GalleryBlank space1991, 252p.
When: 1336
Where: London
Who: Brother Althelstan, monk, coroner’s clerk

M/MARSTON
Marston, EdwardBlank spaceThe Wolves of SavernarkeBlank space1993, 242p.
When: 1086
Where: Bedwyn, England
Who: Ralph Delchard, soldier, and Gervase Bret, lawyer

M/MORSON
Morson, IanBlank spaceFalconer’s CrusadeBlank space1994, 190p
When: 1264
Where: Oxford, England
Who: William Falconer, Regent Master at Oxford University

M/NEWMAN
Newman, SharanBlank spaceDeath Comes as EpiphanyBlank space1993, 319p.
When: 1139
Where: Paris
Who: Catherine LeVendeur, a novice in the Convent of the Paraclete

M/PENMAN
Penman, Sharon KayBlank spaceThe Queen’s ManBlank space1996, 291p.
When: 1193
Where: England
Who: Justin de Quincy, investigator for Eleanor of Aquitaine

M/PETERS
Peters, EllisBlank spaceA Morbid Taste for BonesBlank space1977, 192p.
When: 12th Century
Where: England
Who: Brother Cadfael, monk

M/ROBB
Robb, CandaceBlank spaceThe Apothecary RoseBlank space1993, 256p.
When: 1363
Where: York, England
Who: Owen Archer, former Captain of Archers, now an investigator for a nobleman

M/ROE
Roe, CarolineBlank spaceRemedy for TreasonBlank space1998, 260p.
When: 1353
Where: Girona, Spain
Who: Isaac of Girona, physician

M/SEDLEY
Sedley, KateBlank spaceDeath and the ChapmanBlank space1991, 190p.
When: 1471
Where: England
Who: Roger the Chapman, a peddler

M/TREMAYNE
Tremayne, PeterBlank spaceAbsolution by MurderBlank space1994, 274p.
When: 664 AD
Where: British Isles
Who: Sister Fidelma, Irish nun, and Brother Eadulf, Saxon monk

M/WOLF
Wolf, JoanBlank spaceNo Dark PlaceBlank space1999, 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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