This mystery series features a medieval monk, Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters. The series follows the characters over time, so it is best read in order. The books in the series are * A Morbid Taste for Bones * One Corpse Too Many * Monks-Hood * Saint Peter's Fair * The Leper of Saint Giles * The Virgin in the Ice * The Sanctuary Sparrow * The Devil's Novice * Dead Man's Ransom * The Pilgrim of Hate * An Excellent Mystery * The Raven in the Foregate * The Rose Rent * The Hermit of Eyton Forest * The Confession of Brother Haluin * The Heretic's Apprentice * A Rare Benedictine * The Potter's Field * The Summer of the Danes * The Holy Thief * Brother Cadfael's Penance