Ellis Peters [Edith Pargeter] — The Hermit of Eyton Forest

London, Headline, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the fourth novel in the Brother Cadfael Chronicles by Edith Pargeter. First edition of The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. A 'Medieval Whodunnit' by Edith Pargeter, a prolific English author particularly of historical fiction. She was the recipient of many awards, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger, an annual award given to authors who have made an outstanding lifetime's contribution to crime and mystery writing, in 1993. She was also appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to Literature in 1994. The fourth novel from the Cadfael Chronicles, a historical fiction murder mystery series complete in twenty volumes. Set in the twelfth century during the Anarchy in England, the Cadfael series follows a Benedictine monk who aids the law by investigating and solving murders. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is some very light bumps to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.