stephen, 1135-1154

The construction of a cathedral involves a story of betrayal, revenge and love in twelfth-century England.

Just before a prisoner exchange, one of the prisoners dies under mysterious circumstances and Brother Cadfael suspects it is not a natural death. He sets about on an investigation with stunning results.

Hugh de Leon, a knight uncomfortable with his newly discovered station in life, must save an innocent man's life, in a medieval mystery set against the backdrop of a civil war-torn twelfth-century England.

Tom Builder's dream is to build a cathedral, but in the meantime, he must scrounge about to find a lord that will hire him. His search pulls him and his family into the politics of 12th-century England, as different lords vie to gain control of the throne in the wake of the recently deceased king. Prior Phillip, a man raised in the monastery since childhood, also finds himself drafted into the brewing storm as he must protect the interests of a declining church.

In medieval times, an English prior becomes involved in a mystery when he leads a delegation into Wales to acquire the bones of Saint Winifred.

The ambitious prior of Kingsbridge, England, dreams of building the greatest Gothic cathedral in the world, and the struggle to construct it leads to a battle between good and evil in twelfth-century England.

The construction of a cathedral involves a story of betrayal, revenge and love in 12th century England.

Brother Cadfael must solve the murder of a prospective bridegroom when another contender for the hand of the same lady is a suspect.

The ambitious prior of Kingsbridge, England, dreams of building the greatest Gothic cathedral in the world, and the struggle to construct it leads to a battle between good and evil in twelfth century England.