description: First British edition, by Ellis Peters. The Ninth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael. ISBN 0 333 36455 4. A Brother Cadfael medieval whodunnit. It is 1141 and civil war continues to rage. The Sheriff of Shropshire and the king are taken prisoner by his enemies. An exchange of valuable prisoners is arranged, but before the exchange is completed, a murder takes place.
language: English
title: Dead Man's Ransom: The Ninth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
titlecomplete: Dead Man's Ransom: The Ninth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
characters: Hugh Beringar, Brother Cadfael
genres: Crime, Historical, Detective, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical Mystery, British Literature, Mystery, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 6393
places: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
publisher: London: Macmillan, 1984.