Sedley, Kate

Death and the Chapman by Kate Sedley( Book )
20 editions published between 1991 and 1999 in 6 languages and held by 623 libraries worldwide
It is England in 1471. Roger, a young man who has recently quit monastic life is caught up in the mysterious disappearance of Clement Weaver, the only son of a wealthy Bristol merchant. Clement is not the only person who has vanished without a trace -- there are others.

The Lammas feast by Kate Sedley( Book )
4 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 612 libraries worldwide
It's July 1478, and business is good for Bristol's bakers during the lead up to Lammastide - 'Loaf-mass', the ancient harvest festival. But the shady Jasper Fairbrother's baking days are over when he's found face down with a knife in his back. Suspicion immediately falls on the mysterious Breton who'd arrived that day and had been seen having an argument with Fairbrother. But when it emerges that the Breton is also a suspected Lancastrian spy, Roger the Chapman wonders if suspicion of murder is merely a convenient pretext for the authorities to hunt down the Breton. True, there is no reason for Roger to take an interest in the case, and should he when he ought to be peddling his wares to provide for his new baby boy? But his curiosity and sense of justice is piqued - and before he finds out who murdered the baker, he is to become more than a little personally involved as some of the things nearest and dearest to his heart come under threat.

Wheel of fate by Kate Sedley( Book )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 611 libraries worldwide
The intrepid peddler, Roger the Chapman, returns home after months on the road, only to learn that his wife has left him after hearing that he fathered an illegitimate child. Panicked, Roger follows his wife to London after learning she's staying with distant cousins, the Godsloves. After he pleads his case and his wife agrees to reconcile, Roger learns that the Godsloves believe they're under a curse; after urging from his wife, he investigates their claim. In the chaos of London in the wake of the death of King Edward IV, Roger employs all his considerable investigative skills to the Godslove case and eventually learns of a terrible secret from their past.

Nine men dancing by Kate Sedley( Book )
3 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and French and held by 595 libraries worldwide
In the bitter winter of 1478, Roger the Chapman takes to the roads once again to sell his wares. His long-suffering wife Adela is happy to let him go, on condition that he promises to return by the feast of St Patrick in March. Having sold most of his goods, Roger starts on the long road home, keen to surprise Adela by arriving home early for once. However, on the way, he stumbles upon the tiny village of Lower Brockhurst where he is immediately made welcome at the village alehouse. Overhearing conversations regarding the recent disappearance of a local girl, Roger's investigative instincts are instantly aroused, and he determines to stay awhile in order to try and solve the mystery. Had she really just vanished? Or had something much more sinister taken place? But Roger soon realises that there is more to the girl's story than meets the eye, and that the village harbours dark secrets that some people would do anything to prevent being discovered.

The goldsmith's daughter by Kate Sedley( Book )
7 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 592 libraries worldwide
Roger the Chapman must prove a woman, the daughter of a London goldsmith, didn't poison her husband.

The midsummer rose by Kate Sedley( Book )
4 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and French and held by 578 libraries worldwide
Roger the Chapman is not a superstitious man. He hears stories of murders and haunted houses around the market town of Bristol, and chooses to believe the more prosaic explanation every time. But when Roger is himself attacked in the very house where a woman murdered her violent husband thirty years previously, he is forced to admit that something strange is going on - particularly when everybody he encounters in the town denies seeing or hearing anything untoward in the notorious house that stormy night. And when his own wife refuses to believe his story, he starts to worry that he is losing his mind. An indignant - and instinctively curious - Roger puts his detective skills into action once again to find out who made the attempt on his life. He soon learns more and more about the strange old house and about the people of the market town of Bristol, some of whom have much more to hide than he would ever have believed.

The eve of Saint Hyacinth by Kate Sedley( Book )
5 editions published between 1995 and 1999 in English and French and held by 552 libraries worldwide
A medieval mystery starring Roger the Chapman, sleuth and itinerant peddler. Political intrigue between England and France entices him away from his travels to find out who is planning to kill the Duke of Gloucester, brother of King Edward IV. By the author of The Plymouth Cloak.

For king and country by Kate Sedley( Book )
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 496 libraries worldwide
"It is 1642, and civil war is beginning to split England in half. The dashing Cavaliers swear loyalty to the Crown; the stern Puritans vow to risk all for liberty and their mighty, wrathful God...and beautiful , fiery Lilias Pride will face the hardest choice of her life"--Inside cover jacket.

The Plymouth cloak : the second tale of Roger the Chapman by Kate Sedley( Book )
5 editions published between 1992 and 1994 in English and held by 486 libraries worldwide
Roger the Chapman is to accompany Philip Underdown to a Brittany-bound ship at Plymouth, but animosity and dangerous enemies seem to follow them.

The midsummer crown by Kate Sedley( Book )
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 475 libraries worldwide
As Richard of Gloucester begins his bid for the English crown in 1483, Roger investigates the disappearance of a young boy whose tutor has been found murdered in an apparently locked room.