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1.
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
by:
Ellis Peters
3.96 avg rating — 43,629 ratings
2.
The Name of the Rose
by:
Umberto Eco
4.14 avg rating — 387,263 ratings
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Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
by:
Ariana Franklin
3.93 avg rating — 40,600 ratings
4.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.07 avg rating — 17,572 ratings
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Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.08 avg rating — 12,948 ratings
6.
Company of Liars
by:
Karen Maitland
3.86 avg rating — 16,325 ratings
7.
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.17 avg rating — 10,523 ratings
8.
St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.11 avg rating — 11,411 ratings
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The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1)
by:
Sharon Kay Penman
3.87 avg rating — 7,982 ratings
10.
A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1)
by:
Susanna Gregory
3.83 avg rating — 4,837 ratings
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The Colour of Poison (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery #1)
by:
Toni Mount
4.10 avg rating — 905 ratings
12.
The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #10)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.10 avg rating — 6,536 ratings
13.
The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2)
by:
Ariana Franklin
3.96 avg rating — 13,657 ratings
14.
The Owl Killers
by:
Karen Maitland
3.82 avg rating — 4,342 ratings
15.
The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.17 avg rating — 7,128 ratings
16.
Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.07 avg rating — 6,955 ratings
17.
The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.16 avg rating — 13,292 ratings
18.
The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #7)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.08 avg rating — 8,293 ratings
19.
An Unholy Alliance (Matthew Bartholomew, #2)
by:
Susanna Gregory
4.01 avg rating — 2,379 ratings
20.
Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #20)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.32 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
21.
The Tainted Relic (The Medieval Murderers, #1)
by:
The Medieval Murderers
3.70 avg rating — 1,161 ratings
22.
The Potter's Field (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #17)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.13 avg rating — 6,450 ratings
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The Devil's Novice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #8)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.14 avg rating — 7,433 ratings
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The Holy Thief (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #19)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.13 avg rating — 5,427 ratings
25.
Something Red
by:
Douglas Nicholas
3.58 avg rating — 1,121 ratings
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The Dream of Scipio
by:
Iain Pears
3.76 avg rating — 4,459 ratings
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The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.13 avg rating — 5,979 ratings
28.
Cruel as the Grave (Justin de Quincy, #2)
by:
Sharon Kay Penman
3.94 avg rating — 3,748 ratings
29.
The Hermit of Eyton Forest (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #14)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.11 avg rating — 6,222 ratings
30.
Death Comes As Epiphany (Catherine LeVendeur, #1)
by:
Sharan Newman
3.91 avg rating — 2,039 ratings
31.
The Colour of Gold (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery #1.5)
by:
Toni Mount
3.88 avg rating — 373 ratings
32.
A Moorland Hanging (Knights Templar, #3)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.01 avg rating — 1,140 ratings
33.
A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, prequel stories 0.1-0.3)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.07 avg rating — 6,143 ratings
34.
Death and the Chapman (Roger the Chapman, #1)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.01 avg rating — 1,665 ratings
35.
The Heretic's Apprentice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #16)
by:
Ellis Peters
4.15 avg rating — 6,197 ratings
36.
God's Forge
by:
Patrick Dorsey
3.71 avg rating — 31 ratings
37.
Morality Play
by:
Barry Unsworth
3.78 avg rating — 4,437 ratings
38.
The Bishop's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #4)
by:
Margaret Frazer
4.11 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
38.
The Colour of Cold Blood (Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery #2)
by:
Toni Mount
4.22 avg rating — 399 ratings
40.
The Devil's Door (Catherine LeVendeur, #2)
by:
Sharan Newman
3.98 avg rating — 1,044 ratings
40.
Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3)
by:
Ariana Franklin
4.11 avg rating — 12,227 ratings
42.
Sinful Folk
by:
Ned Hayes
3.90 avg rating — 551 ratings
43.
The Sword of Shame (The Medieval Murderers, #2)
by:
The Medieval Murderers
3.79 avg rating — 510 ratings
44.
The Seal (Rosicrucian Quartet, #2)
by:
Adriana Koulias
3.42 avg rating — 299 ratings
44.
The Tournament
by:
Matthew Reilly
3.93 avg rating — 9,489 ratings
44.
Song at Dawn
by:
Jean Gill
3.79 avg rating — 903 ratings
44.
Apothecary Melchior and the Mystery of St Olaf's Church
by:
Indrek Hargla
3.71 avg rating — 2,219 ratings
44.
The Medici Letters: The Secret Origins of the Renaissance
by:
Taylor Buck
3.91 avg rating — 358 ratings
44.
That One Almighty Thing
by:
L.E. Berry
4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings
44.
Hunting the Wren
by:
Susanna M. Newstead
4.06 avg rating — 116 ratings
51.
Temple of the Grail (Rosicrucian Quartet, #1)
by:
Adriana Koulias
3.45 avg rating — 267 ratings
51.
The Mark Of A Murderer: The Eleventh Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
by:
Susanna Gregory
4.12 avg rating — 947 ratings
51.
The Prince's Order (Renaissance Origins, #2)
by:
Taylor Buck
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37 ratings
51.
Though I Live Not Where I Love (Savernake #12)
by:
Susanna M. Newstead
4.50 avg rating — 119 ratings
55.
The Sixth Key (Rosicrucian Quartet, #3)
by:
Adriana Koulias
3.50 avg rating — 205 ratings
55.
Death Ship of Dartmouth (Knights Templar, #21)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.09 avg rating — 386 ratings
55.
Mystery in the Minster (Matthew Bartholomew, #17)
by:
Susanna Gregory
4.14 avg rating — 783 ratings
55.
Bushes & Briars (Savernake #11)
by:
Susanna M. Newstead
4.48 avg rating — 201 ratings
59.
The Abbot's Gibbet (Knights Templar, #5)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.08 avg rating — 945 ratings
59.
Belvoir's Promise (Savernake #1)
by:
Susanna M. Newstead
4.12 avg rating — 304 ratings
59.
The Hawks of Delamere (Domesday #7)
by:
Edward Marston
4.10 avg rating — 464 ratings
62.
A Shrine of Murders (Kathryn Swinbrooke, #1)
by:
Celia L. Grace
4.13 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
62.
A Mortal Bane (Magdalene La Batarde, #1)
by:
Roberta Gellis
3.87 avg rating — 1,226 ratings
64.
The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker (Knights Templar, #10)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.06 avg rating — 598 ratings
64.
The Green Man (Roger the Chapman, #17)
by:
Kate Sedley
3.83 avg rating — 239 ratings
64.
A Murderous Procession (Mistress of the Art of Death, #4)
by:
Ariana Franklin
4.13 avg rating — 8,086 ratings
67.
Falconer and the Great Beast (William Falconer, #5)
by:
Ian Morson
3.93 avg rating — 112 ratings
68.
Le Grand Feu
by:
Jeanne Bourin
3.92 avg rating — 125 ratings
68.
The Eye of God (Kathryn Swinbrooke, #2)
by:
Celia L. Grace
4.27 avg rating — 650 ratings
70.
The Merchant of Death (Kathryn Swinbrooke, #3)
by:
Celia L. Grace
4.28 avg rating — 604 ratings
71.
The Butcher of St Peter's (Knights Templar, #19)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.11 avg rating — 398 ratings
71.
The Book of Shadows (Kathryn Swinbrooke, #4)
by:
Celia L. Grace
4.29 avg rating — 609 ratings
73.
The Malice of Unnatural Death (Knights Templar, #22)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.20 avg rating — 355 ratings
73.
Saintly Murders (Kathryn Swinbrooke, #5)
by:
Celia L. Grace
4.34 avg rating — 559 ratings
75.
A Feast of Poisons (Kathryn Swinbrooke, #7)
by:
Celia L. Grace
4.37 avg rating — 500 ratings
76.
Belladonna at Belstone (Knights Templar, #8)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.05 avg rating — 680 ratings
76.
A Maze of Murders (Kathryn Swinbrooke, #6)
by:
Celia L. Grace
4.37 avg rating — 542 ratings
78.
The Weaver's Tale (Roger the Chapman, #3)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.05 avg rating — 644 ratings
79.
The Chapel of Bones (Knights Templar, #18)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.05 avg rating — 478 ratings
79.
The Weaver's Inheritance (Roger the Chapman, #8)
by:
Kate Sedley
3.98 avg rating — 329 ratings
81.
The Devil's Acolyte (Knights Templar, #13)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.14 avg rating — 432 ratings
81.
The Saint John's Fern (Roger the Chapman, #9)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.04 avg rating — 233 ratings
83.
The Goldsmith's Daughter (Roger the Chapman, #10)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.11 avg rating — 283 ratings
84.
The Lammas Feast (Roger the Chapman, #11)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.11 avg rating — 305 ratings
85.
The Tolls of Death (Knights Templar, #17)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.12 avg rating — 419 ratings
85.
The Midsummer Rose (Roger the Chapman, #13)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.08 avg rating — 255 ratings
87.
The Outlaws of Ennor (Knights Templar, #16)
by:
Michael Jecks
4.09 avg rating — 376 ratings
87.
The Three Kings of Cologne (Roger the Chapman, #16)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.08 avg rating — 296 ratings
89.
The Midsummer Crown (Roger the Chapman #20)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.04 avg rating — 247 ratings
90.
The Tintern Treasure (Roger the Chapman #21)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.08 avg rating — 237 ratings
91.
Nine Men Dancing (Roger the Chapman, #12)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.04 avg rating — 258 ratings
92.
The Burgundian's Tale (Roger the Chapman, #14)
by:
Kate Sedley
4.11 avg rating — 228 ratings
93.
Dragon's Lair (Justin de Quincy, #3)
by:
Sharon Kay Penman
4.05 avg rating — 3,138 ratings
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Prince of Darkness (Justin de Quincy, #4)
by:
Sharon Kay Penman
4.08 avg rating — 2,624 ratings