320 pages
English language
Published Dec. 17, 1999 by Signet.
Sister Fidelma Mystery series #3
In the Year of Our Lord 665, in the village of Muman, the Venerable Dacán, a beloved religious scholar, has been found brutally murdered. His friend, the impetuous ruler of a neighboring Irish kingdom, vows merciless revenge....
Sister Fidelma has been summoned back to her homeland of Muman. To prevent a war, she must find the murderer before the king's anger falls on her land. But Fidelma soon discovers more sinister forces at work: political intrigue, deception, and a shroud of terror that surrounds young innocents connected to the killing. And if the truth isn't uncovered soon, justice may be lost forever in the din of war....
Sister Fidelma Mystery series #3
In the Year of Our Lord 665, in the village of Muman, the Venerable Dacán, a beloved religious scholar, has been found brutally murdered. His friend, the impetuous ruler of a neighboring Irish kingdom, vows merciless revenge....
Sister Fidelma has been summoned back to her homeland of Muman. To prevent a war, she must find the murderer before the king's anger falls on her land. But Fidelma soon discovers more sinister forces at work: political intrigue, deception, and a shroud of terror that surrounds young innocents connected to the killing. And if the truth isn't uncovered soon, justice may be lost forever in the din of war....
Subjects
- Women detectives
- Sister Fidelma (Fictitious character)
- Monastic and religious life of women
- History
- Nuns
- Fiction
Places
- England
- Ireland