William Brodrick

William Brodrick was an Augustinian friar before leaving the order to become a lawyer and novelist. Winner of the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award, he is the author of six novels featuring Father Anselm.

William Brodrick's Titles

Silent Ones A Father Anselm Thriller

The Silent Ones

Monk-turned-lawyer-turned-novelist William Brodrick has proven with each new installment of his Father Anselm series that he’s the “writer...


Whispered Name A Father Anselm Thriller

A Whispered Name

The Golden Dagger Award-winning installment of the Father Anselm thrillers, praised by Jeffery Deaver as “reminiscent of the early works of...


Day of the Lie A Father Anselm Thriller

The Day of the Lie

Featuring the brilliant criminal lawyer-turned-monk/ detective whose specialty is the intersection of murderous deeds and moral questions and...


Discourtesy of Death A Father Anselm Novel

The Discourtesy of Death

An anonymous letter accuses a prominent academic, Peter Henderson, of a grotesque murder: the calculated killing of Jenny, his disabled partner,...