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
|
| LSN: |
0-7472-6434-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780747264347 |
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