Peter Tremayne
Author
Series
Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 28
Language
English
Description
A stranger murdered in a gruesome ritual. A prophetess foretelling the return of the ancient gods: the intriguing new Sister Fidelma mystery. Ireland, AD 671. On the eve of the pagan feast of Samhain, Brother Edulf and the warrior, Aidan, discover a man murdered in an unlit pyre in the heart of Cashel. He has been dressed in the robes of a religieux and killed by the ritualistic 'three deaths'. When a strange woman known as Brancheó appears in a...
Author
Series
Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 31
Language
English
Description
Ireland. AD 672. The body of a dead man has been found on a lonely mountain road and taken to the isolated abbey of Gleann Da Loch for a proper burial. The abbot quickly identifies him as Brehon Brocc, who had been travelling to the abbey on a secret mission with Princess Gelgeis and her steward. When news reaches Colgu, King of Muman, that his betrothed, Princess Gelgeis, has disappeared, Fidelma with her trusted companions, Eadulf and Enda, enter...
Author
Series
Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 30
Language
English
Description
Ireland, AD 671. The hamlet of Cloichín is said to be a veritable Eden, with its prosperous farms and close-knit, friendly community. But after a local farmer, his wife and two sons are murdered, a fanatical new priest orders the villagers to lynch the man accused of the crime. The only evidence they hold against him is the fact that he is a stranger to their land. Searching for accommodation on their journey home to Cashel, Sister Fidelma and Eadulf...
Author
Series
Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 29
Language
English
Description
A secret mission. A murdered abbot. A false accusation: the compelling new Sister Fidelma mystery. Ireland, AD 671. Sister Fidelma has a mission, and she is sworn by oath to reveal her purpose to no other. The secret investigation leads her and her companions to the abbey of Finnbarr to question the abbot. But before they have a chance to speak to him, the abbot is found murdered - and the young girl suspected of the crime has fled the scene. As vicious...
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Series
Language
Deutsch
Description
Im Jahre 664 kämpfen im Königreich Northumbrien die Anhänger der Kirche Roms gegen die Lehren des Kelten Columban von Iona. Um den Kirchenstreit beizulegen, wird in Witebia eine Synode einberufen. Als die Äbtissin Ètain ermordet in ihrer Zelle aufgefunden wird und wenig später zwei weitere Diener Gottes sterben, vermutet man zunächst kirchenpolitische Motive. Schwester Fidelma, eine irische Nonne königlichen Geblüts und gleichzeitig Anwältin...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st St. Martin's Minotaur ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 306 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sister Fidelma and Brother Eadulf investigate the killing of Abbess Faife and the disappearances of six young women accompanying her on a pilgrimage, looking for a link between these crimes and the bludgeoning death of an aging abbey scholar.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 307 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Counseling a hostile Irish delegation to the Celtic church of 670 A.D., Fidelma of Cashel is embroiled in a politically tenacious investigation when one of the delegates is found murdered, a case that is complicated by the theft of a priceless reliquary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 337 pages : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ireland, A.D. 671. It is the beginning of the summer season and the Kingdom of Muman is preparing to celebrate the Great Fair of Cashel. It is an extravagant nine days of contests, food, and endless entertainment. Circumstances have led Fidelma and Eadulf far and wide across the kingdom, and they have been absent from the Great Fair for many years. But, for once they haven't been called away from Cashel, and are eager to enjoy the festivities - that...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 369 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Surviving a pirate attack during which her cousin and other innocent victims were murdered, Fidelma of Cashel and her faithful companion, Brother Eadulf, pursue clues throughout seventh-century Breton to learn the killer's identity and uncover a sinister adversary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
338 pages : map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Winter, 670 AD. King Colgu has invited the leading nobles and chieftains of his kingdom to a feast day. Fidelma and her companion Eadulf are finally home for an extended stay, and have promised their son Alchu that they'll be able to spend some time together after months of being on the road, investigating crimes. Fidelma and Eadulf are enjoying the feast when it is interrupted by the entrance of a religieux, who claims he has an important message...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
x, 368 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigating the murder of an eminent scholar who was robbed of mysterious manuscripts, Sister Fidelma and her companion, Brother Eadulf, are quickly targeted by the same killer in a case that is complicated by divisive personal problems. By the author of The Council of the Cursed.
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
xii, 274 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 664, when an ecclesiastical conclave meets to settle divisions between the Roman and Celtic branches of Christianity at Whitby, Sister Fidelma investigates the murder of the Abbess of Kildare, a proponent of the Celtic way.