Kate Sedley

Brenda Clarke
Born
Brenda Margaret Lilian Honeyman

(1926-07-30)30 July 1926
Bristol, England
Died28 February 2022(2022-02-28) (aged 95)
EducationCambridge University
OccupationAuthor
SpouseRonald John Clarke
Writing career
Pen nameKate Sedley
Brenda Honeyman
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical crime novels

Brenda Margaret Lilian Clarke (née Honeyman, 30 July 1926 – 28 February 2022), better known by the pen-name of Kate Sedley, was an English historical novelist.

She was born in Bristol in 1926 and educated at The Red Maids' School, Westbury-on-Trym. She was married and had a son and a daughter, and three grandchildren. Her medieval historical whodunnits feature Roger the Chapman, who has given up a monk's cell for the freedom of peddling his wares on the road. She died on 28 February 2022, at the age of 95.

Roger the Chapman series

Set in 15th-century Great Britain:

  1. Death and the Chapman (1991)
  2. The Plymouth Cloak (1992)
  3. The Hanged Man aka The Weaver's Tale (1993)
  4. The Holy Innocents (1994)
  5. The Eve of Saint Hyacinth (1995)
  6. The Wicked Winter (1995)
  7. The Brothers of Glastonbury (1997)
  8. The Weaver's Inheritance (1998)
  9. The Saint John's Fern (1999)
  10. The Goldsmith's Daughter (2001)
  11. The Lammas Feast (2002)
  12. Nine Men Dancing (2003)
  13. The Midsummer Rose (2004)
  14. The Burgundian's Tale (2005)
  15. Prodigal Son (2006)
  16. The Three Kings of Cologne (2007)
  17. The Green Man (2008)
  18. The Dance of Death (2009)
  19. The Wheel of Fate (2010)
  20. The Midsummer Crown (2011)
  21. The Tintern Treasure (2012)
  22. The Christmas Wassail (2013)

As Brenda Honeyman

As Brenda Clarke

References

  1. 1 2 Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  2. ↑ Philips, Helen (17 December 2001). "Impostor or not and tragedy resurrected". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 4B. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Order of Roger The Chapman Books". www.orderofbooks.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Brenda Margaret Lilian Clarke". Probate Search. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Brends Clarke née Honeyman" (PDF). The Red Maids Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.