An Excellent Mystery
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Macmillan, 1985
- Series
- The Cadfael Chronicles
The first edition of An Excellent Mystery by Edith Pargeter was published in London by Macmillan in 1985. We track 1 edition.
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First edition
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Shrewsbury
- Characters
- Cadfael
- Genre
- mystery fiction, crime fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- The Pilgrim of Hate
- Followed by
- The Raven in the Foregate
In print
- Editions recorded
- 35 on Open Library, 27 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 4 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of An Excellent Mystery?
The first edition of An Excellent Mystery by Edith Pargeter was published in London by Macmillan in 1985.
How many editions of An Excellent Mystery are there?
We track 1 edition of An Excellent Mystery, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after An Excellent Mystery?
In order, it follows The Pilgrim of Hate and it is followed by The Raven in the Foregate, according to Wikidata.