Sister Fidelma mysteries
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Absolution by murder: a Sister Fidelma mystery , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 1
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Shroud for the archbishop , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 2
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Suffer little children , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 3
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The subtle serpent: a Celtic mystery , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 4
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1999.
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Sister Fidelma, an advocate of the Brehon law courts in 666 A.D., is sent to the small Irish village of Araglin to investigate the murder of the local chieftain, but a series of troubling incidents lead her to believe that the obvious suspect, a local deaf-mute who was found holding the murder weapon, may not be guilty.
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Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 6
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2000.
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Sister Fidelma has been sent by her brother to Laisre, chieftain of Gleann church and school, replcaing the Druidic sanctuaries. Laisre's clan is known to be hostile to the new religion and Fidelma knows her mission will not be easy. Entering Gleann Geis, Fidelma and Brother Eadulf find the bodies of 33 young men, garroted and stabbed. As Fidelma proceeds through the valley of the shadow she embarks on an enquiry fraught with more evil and personal...
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The monk who vanished: a Celtic mystery , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 7
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Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 8
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2001.
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During a pilgrimage from seventh-century Ireland to the Shrine of St. James in Spain, a pilgrim disappears overboard, leaving a blood-stained robe behind, and Fidelma of Cashel, an advocate of the Brehon Courts, sets out to uncover the truth before the ship reaches the shrine and the killer can vanish forever.
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Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 9
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2000
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A collection of short stories featuring Sister Fidelma, a nun of the Celtic Church and advocate of Ireland's ancient Brehon law courts, offers background details of her life in seventh-century Ireland.
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Our lady of darkness: a novel of ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 10
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2003.
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While Fidelma and her companion Eadulf are journeying to visit the new Archbishop of Canterbury, their ship is blown badly off course, and the pair find themselves on the coast of modern Wales in the kingdom of Dyfed. There, hosted by the king himself, Fidelma is presented with her knottiest problem yet: An entire monastic community from the nearby countryside has disappeared without a trace.
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Badger's moon , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 13
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The leper's bell: a novel of ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 14
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Whispers of the dead: fifteen Sister Fidelma mysteries , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 15
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Master of souls: a mystery of Ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 16
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A prayer for the damned: a mystery of ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 17
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Dancing with demons: a mystery of ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 18
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The council of the cursed: a mystery of ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 19
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The dove of death: a mystery of ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 20
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2012
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A perplexing case of murder and conspiracy in the pagan wilds of Northern ItalyIn 664 A.D., just after the events detailed in Shroud for the Archbishop, Fidelma of Cashel takes a unexpected detour on her trip home from Rome. While in the port at Genua (modern day Genoa), Fidelmásister of one Ireland́s kings and an advocate in her countrýs law courtśreceives word that one of her old teachers, Brother Ruadan, is reaching the end of his days. Determined...
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The seventh trumpet: a mystery of Ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 23
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Atonement of blood: a mystery of ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 24
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The devil's seal: a mystery of ancient Ireland , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 25
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The second death , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 26
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Penance of the damned , Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 27
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Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 28
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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...
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Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 29
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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...
30) Blood in Eden
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Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 30
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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...
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Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 31
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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...
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Sister Fidelma mysteries volume 32
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Sister Fidelma returns in the thirty-second Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne.
Ireland. AD 672. The Feast of Beltaine is approaching and the seven senior princes of the kingdom of Muman are gathering at Cashel to discuss King Colgu's policies. Just days before the council meets, Brother Conchobhar, the keeper of the sacred sword, is found murdered.
Sister Fidelma and her brother Colgú fear that the killer had been trying to steal the sword that...
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2022.
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Ireland. AD 672. The abbey of Muman at Imleach Iubhair is being renovated when its guests' hostel burns to the ground. There is one fatality: Bishop Brodulf of Luxovium, a distinguished visitor and cousin to the King of Franks. Sister Fidelma is asked by Abbot Cun to investigate the unfortunate incident and soon finds that the bishop had been stabbed to death before the fire had even started. Thrown into a world of treachery and jealousy, where religious...
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2023.
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Summer, AD 672. Princess Gelgeis has arrived in Cashel with her personal bodyguard, a troop of female warriors called the Daughters of the Storm. When one of them is found slain next to the sleeping chamber of the newly married king and queen and, a short time later, the stewardess of the royal house is poisoned, questions are raised as to everyone's safety. Fidelma and Eadulf must first explain the 'locked room' mystery of how the attack took place...