BOOKS: The Brother Cadfael Chronicles by Ellis Peters

 One of my favorite fiction reads.  I am working my way through them again in audiobook format.   

This series is a medieval CSI.  The protagonist is Brother Cadfael, a Benedictine monk.  He "came late to the cowl" (as the story says) after a lifetime as a soldier/sailor, fought in the Crusades and against pirates.  He traveled over most of the known world of the time, especially in the Middle East.  He is a herbalist and a keen student of human nature.  I got hooked on the videos with Sir Derek Jacobi when they were on Masterpiece Theater. The books are even better.

Here's the chronological order (from Wikipedia - links to there)

1.  A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael (September 1988, - three short stories/novellas, the first set in 1120)
   
2. A Morbid Taste for Bones (August 1977, set in 1137)
3. One Corpse Too Many (July 1979, set in August 1138)
4. Monk's Hood (August 1980, set in December 1138)
5. Saint Peter's Fair (May 1981, set in July 1139)
6. The Leper of Saint Giles (August 1981, set in October 1139)
7. The Virgin in the Ice (April 1982, set in November 1139)
8. The Sanctuary Sparrow (January 1983, set in the Spring of 1140)
9. The Devil's Novice (August 1983, set in September 1140)
10. Dead Man's Ransom (April 1984, set in February 1141)
11. The Pilgrim of Hate (September 1984, set in May 1141)
12. An Excellent Mystery (June 1985, set in August 1141)
13. The Raven in the Foregate (February 1986, set in December 1141)
14. The Rose Rent (October 1986, set in June 1142)
15. The Hermit of Eyton Forest (June 1987, set in October 1142)
16. The Confession of Brother Haluin (March 1988, set in December 1142)
17. The Heretic's Apprentice (February 1989, set in June 1143)
18. The Potter's Field (September 1989, set in August 1143)
19. The Summer of the Danes (April 1991, set in April 1144)
20. The Holy Thief (August 1992, set in February 1145)
21. Brother Cadfael's Penance (May 1994, set in November 1145)

 I listened to "Rare Benedictine" and "Morbid Taste for Bones" during the #24HoursOfCrossStitch virtual retreat.  Various readers - available on YouTube and Libby (via my library).