Smoke in the Wind (Sister Fidelma Mysteries Book 11) - A compelling Celtic mystery of treachery and murder (Paperback, New Ed)

Irish sleuth, lawyer, and religieuse Sister Fidelma is presented with a landlocked seventh-century variation on the Bermuda Triangle in her eleventh outing (Our Lady of Darkness, 2002, etc.). Once Fidelma and her stalwart companion Brother Eadulf land in ancient Wales, on a peninsula known as Menevia, Moniu, and doubtless other ancient names, Gwylyddien, the King of Dyfed, naturally appeals to her to investigate the mysterious disappearance of an entire religious community, the abbey of Llanpadern, comprising 27 brothers including Rhun, Gwylyddien's eldest son. The entire place has been deserted with no obvious signs of violence. Coincidentally, Brother Muerig, Fidelma's Welsh legal counterpart, is on his way to the neighboring township of Llanwnda-Fidelma stumbles over the pronunciation of this word, in a rare lexicographical lapse that amounts to an epiphany of character in Tremayne's heavy hands-to investigate the murder and rape of a young girl. Fidelma and Eadulf accompany Muerig to Llanwnda, where the trio arrives just in time to foil the lynching of Idwal, a simple-minded young shepherd whom the townspeople are convinced is guilty. Fidelma solves both the murder and the brothers' disappearance, but not before Saxon raiders and Welsh outlaws contribute to the general confusion. Ancient Celtic dictionary entries and legal aphorisms masquerade as dialogue in a novel whose whodunit is less interesting than how-do-you-pronounce-it. (Kirkus Reviews)

Super sleuth Sister Fidelma returns in SMOKE IN THE WIND, the eleventh perplexing historical mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of SMOKE IN THE WIND, OUR LADY OF DARKNESS and many more. PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: 'The background detail is brilliantly defined... Wonderfully evocative' The Times, 'Sister Fidelma is fast becoming a world ambassador for ancient Irish culture' Irish Post Sister Fidelma and her companion Brother Eadulf are on their way to visit the new Archbishop of Canterbury, when their ship is blown off course and they land on the coast of the Welsh kingdom of Dyfed. They are given hospitality by King Gwlyddien and Abbot Tryffin of the Abbey of Dewi Sant, and are asked if they would help to solve the mystery of how the entire monastic community of the Abbey, including the King's eldest son, could vanish into thin air. It's not long before the trail leads to deaths and treachery in high places and Fidelma and Eadulf are faced with a sinister and baffling puzzle. What readers are saying about SMOKE IN THE WIND: 'Absolutely brilliant. Each one gets better than the one before' 'The twists and turns keep me wanting to know what happened. An excellent story, well written' 'An amazing tale that I could hardly put down!'

General

Imprint:	Headline Book Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Sister Fidelma
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	2001
Authors:	Peter Tremayne
Dimensions:	178 x 116 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Mass Market
Pages:	384
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7472-6434-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7472-6434-1
Barcode:	9780747264347

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