Sister Frevisse Series by Margaret Frazer

4.04 · 110 ratings
  • The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse #1)
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    The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse #1)

    Margaret Frazer

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1992

    The arrival of lusty, blaspheming dowager Lady Ermentrude at St. Frideswide convent in 1431 causes quite a stir, but before the obnoxious woman can get what she came for--her niece, the novice Thomasine--she is murdered.

  • The Servant's Tale (Sister Frevisse #2)
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    The Servant's Tale (Sister Frevisse #2)

    Margaret Frazer

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1993

    Sister Frevisse is sinfully good at discerning the mysteries of the soul--and solving the crimes of the human heart in this charming series.It's Christmastime, and the sisters of St. Frideswide cannot turn away travellers, even the players knocking at the nunnery door. But along with the motley troupe comes the grievously wounded husband of the cloister's scullery maid, Meg. They swear they found the drunken wastrel in a ditch, but the tale sounds like another song and dance... more

  • The Outlaw's Tale (Sister Frevisse #3)
    #3

    The Outlaw's Tale (Sister Frevisse #3)

    Margaret Frazer

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1994

    ACT OF MERCY, ACT OF MURDERLeaving the safety of her nunnery walls behind, Dame Frevisse is drawn into an unholy web of treachery and deceit. Waylaid on the King's Highway by a band of outlaws, Frevisse is shocked to discover that their leader is her long-lost cousin Nicholas. When he pleads with her to help him obtain a pardon for his crimes, she finds herself trapped between the harsh edicts of the law and the mercy of her vows... more

  • The Bishop's Tale (Sister Frevisse #4)
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    The Bishop's Tale (Sister Frevisse #4)

    Margaret Frazer

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1994

    Prime crime from the Edgar-nominated author of The Servant's Tale. In London to mourn the passing of her uncle, Sister Frevisse is taken aback when a scoundrel at the funeral dares God to strike him down--and he summarily collapses and dies. Bishop Beaufort prevails upon the Sister for help in solving the baffling case.

  • The Boy's Tale (Sister Frevisse #5)
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    The Boy's Tale (Sister Frevisse #5)

    Margaret Frazer

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1995

    SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN..."Sanctuary! In God's name you must give it!"A dark lady rides back into the life of Dame Frevisse, bearing with her two small boys haunted by the touch of death and scandal. Nine men lie dead on the road behind them, victims of the grim fate which relentlessly pursues them. Some seek to turn them away, but when they request sanctuary Frevisse is bound by her holy oaths to grant it.But in welcoming them within the walls of St... more

  • The Murderer's Tale (Sister Frevisse #6)
    #6

    The Murderer's Tale (Sister Frevisse #6)

    Margaret Frazer

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1996

    THROUGH A MURDERER'S EYES...Caught under the tyrannical thumb of her new prioress, Dame Frevisse finds welcome relief in leaving St. Frideswide nunnery on pilgrimage. But the road brings with it unwelcome company: The wealthy Lionel Knyvet has been possessed by a foul demon. Seeking relief from the horrific terrors visited upon his body each fortnight, Lionel has dragged his entire household on an endless pilgrimage across the breadth and length of England... more

  • The Maiden's Tale (Sister Frevisse #8)
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    The Maiden's Tale (Sister Frevisse #8)

    Margaret Frazer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1998

    INTRIGUES MOST ROYAL... MURDER MOST FOULSister Frevisse has made an unusual journey to London to meet the new prioress of St. Frideswide's. At the urging of her abbot, she stays with her wealthy cousin Alice, lady wife of the earl of Suffolk.But Frevisse suspects more is involved than a friendly visit - for this London home houses a secret that has turned Alice is involved in the dangerous political machinations of the Duke of Orleans and King Henry VI... more

  • The Reeve's Tale (Sister Frevisse #9)
    #9

    The Reeve's Tale (Sister Frevisse #9)

    Margaret Frazer

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1999

    As illness and murder cast a cloud over Prior Byfield, fear and suspicion reign -- and Frevisse's keen deductions lead her closer to the disturbing truth.

  • The Apostate's Tale (Sister Frevisse #17)
    #17

    The Apostate's Tale (Sister Frevisse #17)

    Margaret Frazer

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2007

    As the nuns of St. Frideswide's priory prepare for the welcome end of Lent, their peaceful expectations are overset by the sudden return of long- vanished Sister Cecely. Nine years ago she fled from the nunnery with a man. Now her lover is dead and she has come back, bringing her illegitimate son with her. She claims she is penitent, that she wants only to redeem her sin and find safe haven for the child... more

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