Life in late-seventh-century Ireland can be rife with conflict, but
you'd never know it from Sister Fidelma's endlessly pedantic
approach to crime. Fidelma (Act of Mercy, 2001, etc.), a royal
lawyer, races to a rival kingdom to rescue a friend and the
friend's brother, the King of Cashel, from an imminent hanging.
Saxon Brother Eadulf has been summarily tried for the rape and
murder of a novice at the Abbey of the Blessed Maedoc. Ancient
Irish tradition forbids capital punishment, but the Abbey and the
kingdom of Muman have come under the pernicious (in Fidelma is and
Tremayne's undisguised opinion) influence of the Roman
Penitentials, the punitive code of justice that precedes our own.
In arguing for Eadulf's life, Fidelma's also asserting the
superiority of the humane Irish tradition by means of tedious legal
interpretations, with ancient Irish words masquerading as stirring
oratory. Fortunately for Eadulf, however, her arguments bully the
Muman King into allowing her to investigate. At the Abbey, Fidelma
meets the power-hungry Abbess Fainder, a Roman convert and a firm
believer in Eadulf's guilt, bolstered by an eyewitness and a bloody
piece of the victim's robe found on the suspect. The judge,
Cashel's old enemy Bishop Forbassach, seems equally convinced of
the Saxon's guilt and loyal to the Abbess. Only the stewardess of
the Abbey, Sister Etromma, seems immune to the Abbess's charisma.
Tremayne's history is intellectually stimulating. If only he were
as interested in humanizing Fidelma as in educating readers on the
glories of ancient Irish civilization. (Kirkus Reviews)
Peter Tremayne, highly acclaimed author of HEMLOCK AT VESPERSand
ACT OF MERCY, presents OUR LADY OF DARKNESS, the tenth gripping
Celtic mystery featuring super-sleuth Sister Fidelma. PRAISE FOR
THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: 'Definitely an Ellis Peters competitor'
Evening Standard, 'This is masterly storytelling from an author who
breathes fascinating life into the worth he is writing about'
Belfast Telegraph Arriving home from a pilgrim voyage, Sister
Fidelma hears that her faithful Saxon companion, Brother Eadulf, is
under sentence of death for murder. She hastens to the capital of
Laigin, where he is being held, determined to appeal against the
sentence. The crime took place at the abbey of Fearna where Fidelma
clashes with the sinister Abbess Fainder. The evidence against
Eadulf seems overwhelming - can he actually be guilty? Will
Fidelma's emotional involvement blind her in her desperate search
for the truth? What readers are saying about OUR LADY OF DARKNESS:
'Fascinating insight into seventh century Ireland, combining
intrigue and excitement in equal measure' 'Kept me on tender-hooks
and could not go to bed until I finished it!' 'An excellent mystery
and informs you about the society contemporary to the protagonist'
General
| Imprint: |
Headline Book Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Sister Fidelma |
| Release date: |
May 2001 |
| Authors: |
Peter Tremayne
|
| Dimensions: |
176 x 110 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Mass Market
|
| Pages: |
384 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7472-6433-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-7472-6433-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780747264330 |
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