Edith Mary Pargeter,
OBE,
BEM (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her
nom de plume Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially
history and
historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of
Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. She is well known for her medieval-detective series
The Cadfael Chronicles.