A third appearance for Sister Fidelia (Shroud for the Archbishop,
1996, etc.), an advocate of the courts in seventh-century Ireland.
Fidelia is the sister of Colg , who has just become king of Muman,
the largest of the five Irish kingdoms, after the death of his
cousin King Cathal. Colg has asked his sister, skilled in
detection, to solve the mystery of the killing of elderly, highly
respected Venerable Dacan, from the Kingdom of Laigin, who was
stabbed to death while doing research in the Abbey of Ros Ailither,
in Colg 's domain. Now Laigin's King Fianamail is demanding heavy
penalties for the death, and Colg hopes that Fidelia's expertise
will remove his culpability. She sets out for the abbey with her
brother's trusted aide Cass. On the way they encounter the sad
remains of a village ravaged by order of Salbach, chief of the
fighting unit Corco Loigde. They gather up survivor Sister Eisten
and the few remaining children, putting them in the abbey's care
while Fidelia begins her investigation. Many more will die as she
begins to unearth an underlying cause of the ongoing mayhem - a
search for the missing son and heir of Illan, ruler of the
long-coveted petty kingdom of Osraige. This is revealed and, in a
twisty finale, so is the identity of Dacan's killer, as Fidelia
makes her case before the Dal - the assembly of the High Court.
Endless subplots, characters by the dozen, and the author's
determination to educate the reader in the politics, laws, customs
and topography of the country make for heavy going. Scholars may
love it; for the average reader, though, more penance than
pleasure. (Kirkus Reviews)
Sister Fidelma follows a trail that is as suspenseful as it is
tortuous in the riveting third novel in Peter Tremayne's
unputdownable series. PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES:
'Tremayne's super-sleuth is a vibrant creation' Morgan Llywelyn, 'A
brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing' Publishers
Weekly In the mid-7th Century AD, the Venerable Dacan, a much
respected and beloved scholar of the Celtic Church, has been found
murdered while on a visit to a remote abbey in the Irish Kingdom of
Muman. When Dacan's foul death is used by a neighbouring kingdom to
demand reparation from Muman, bloody war seems imminent. Summoned
by Muman's dying king to investigate, Sister Fidelma is asked to
solve the mystery of the brutal killing and by doing so to prevent
the inevitable war breaking out between the two opposing kingdoms.
She sets out for the remote abbey with a warrior named Cass - and
very little time. But there are more sinister forces at work behind
Dacan's death than just political intrigue... What readers are
saying about SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN: 'Great storyline and great
insight into the role of women' 'An excellent mystery in this
brilliant series' 'Sister Fidelma is pushed hard to expose the
guilty, halt a conspiracy and stop a war. Prepare for a real
twist!'
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