The Confession of Brother Haluin

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The Confession of Brother Haluin is a medieval mystery novel in Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael series, following the monk-detective as he investigates long-buried sins and secrets after a fellow brother’s near-fatal accident and confession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical mystery novel
medieval mystery novel
novel
author Ellis Peters
authorPseudonymOf Edith Mary Pargeter
surface form: Edith Pargeter
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Brother Haluin
featuresDetectiveType monk-detective
genre historical fiction
mystery fiction
hasInvestigationTrigger Brother Haluin’s confession
hasTheme faith and conscience
guilt and atonement
redemption
secrets and revelation
the consequences of past actions
literaryForm prose
literarySeriesNumber The Cadfael Chronicles
surface form: Brother Cadfael series
literarySettingContext medieval England
mainCharacter Brother Cadfael
narrativePerspective third-person narration
narrativeRoleOfCadfael detective
originalLanguage English
partOf The Cadfael Chronicles
surface form: Brother Cadfael novels
plotElement deathbed-style confession
investigation of long-buried sins
near-fatal accident of Brother Haluin
uncovering old family secrets
protagonist Brother Cadfael
protagonistOccupation Benedictine monk
series Brother Cadfael
settingPeriod 12th century
settingPlace Shrewsbury Abbey
targetAudience adult readers

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Ellis Peters notableWork The Confession of Brother Haluin
Hugh Beringar appearsIn The Confession of Brother Haluin
Abbot Radulfus appearsIn The Confession of Brother Haluin