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Brother Cadfael Series

CSI Shrewsbury: Brother Cadfael’s Medieval Mysteries

By Angie Barry

October 2, 2015

Brother Cadfael came before fingerprinting and DNA testing, before security cameras and GPS phone tracking, back when detectives had their work cut out for them when it came to solving murders. Barring a confession or finding the bloody dagger on a suspect, it was difficult to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that someone…

Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin

Give Us This Day, Our Daily Sleuth: Clerical Sleuths, Part 2

By Kerry Hammond

November 28, 2012

When it comes to law and order in mysteries, the first thing I think of are police officers and private detectives. However, there are a number of professions that amateur sleuths claim as day jobs; from crafters to retirees to little old ladies in St. Mary Mead.  One group of people who are out there…

The Father Brown Mysteries by G. K. Chesterton

So Help Me God: Clergy as Amateur Sleuths

By Terrie Farley Moran

November 16, 2012

A little more than a year ago, I talked about the enduring Father Brown mystery stories by G.K. Chesterton. I was delighted so many Criminal Element readers admitted that they, too, were lifelong fans. For a while now I’ve been thinking about how fictional clergy/spiritual leaders couple their ecclesiastic training with their personal curiosity to…

The Somme Stations by Andrew Martin

CWA’s Ellis Peter Award Winner Announced

By Crime HQ

December 2, 2011

The Crime Writers Association announced today that the 2011 Ellis Peters Award has been given to Andrew Martin for The Somme Stations. It is the seventh mystery in the series to feature railway detective Jim Stringer and is set during the period of The Great War. The award is given to the best crime novel…

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