The Leper of Saint Giles

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Brother Cadfael novel crime novel historical mystery novel novel

The Leper of Saint Giles is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a murder investigation linked to a leper hospital.

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The Leper of Saint Giles canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brother Cadfael novel ⓘ
crime novel ⓘ
historical mystery novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author Ellis Peters ⓘ
centralTheme arranged marriage ⓘ
leprosy and leper hospitals ⓘ
murder investigation ⓘ
social marginalization ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresCharacter Brother Cadfael ⓘ
Godfrid Picard ⓘ
Hugh Beringar ⓘ
Iveta de Massard ⓘ
Jolyon ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1981 ⓘ
genre crime fiction ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ
historical mystery ⓘ
hasFollowedBy The Virgin in the Ice ⓘ
hasPrecededBy Saint Peter’s Fair ⓘ
surface form: Saint Peter's Fair
hasSubgenre medieval mystery ⓘ
includesLocation leper hospital of St James ⓘ
surface form: leper hospital of Saint Giles
language English ⓘ
mainProtagonistOccupation Benedictine monk ⓘ
mainProtagonistRole amateur detective ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narrative ⓘ
notableElement blend of historical detail and detective plot ⓘ
detailed depiction of medieval leper house life ⓘ
originalPublisher Macmillan Publishers ⓘ
partOfSeries Brother Cadfael ⓘ
seriesNumberInBrotherCadfael 5 ⓘ
setDuring The Anarchy ⓘ
setDuringReignOf King Stephen ⓘ
surface form: King Stephen of England
settingCountry England ⓘ
settingLocation Shrewsbury ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ
settingPeriod 12th century ⓘ

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Ellis Peters → notableWork → The Leper of Saint Giles ⓘ
Saint Peter’s Fair → followedBy → The Leper of Saint Giles ⓘ
The Virgin in the Ice → precededBy → The Leper of Saint Giles ⓘ
Hugh Beringar → appearsIn → The Leper of Saint Giles ⓘ
Abbot Radulfus → appearsIn → The Leper of Saint Giles ⓘ
Edith Mary Pargeter → notableWork → The Leper of Saint Giles ⓘ