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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780451206268
ISBN number: 0451206266
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 336
Printing Date: June 01, 2002
Publishing house: Signet
Release Date: June 04, 2002
Sale Popularity Level: 284045
Studio: Signet
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The seventh book in the Irish medieval mystery series finds Sister Fidelma investigating the disappearance of a kingdom's sacred artifacts-and that of an elderly brother of the order...
'[Sister Fidelma] does not disappoint.' (Publishing houses Weekly)
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The author Peter Tremayne obviously has a great knowledge of Ireland in the 7th century and also on the Irish Law of the period. His Sister Fidelma book are attracting what can only be described as a cult following, but they are of interest to anyone who likes historical novels or mysteries. This series of books are set in Ireland in the 7th century, a time when there was total equality for women. The lead character is the beguiling Sister Fidelma. She is a brilliant scholar, a leading authority on Irish law and the sister of a king. This is also a period in history when celibacy was not yet a part of religious life.
AD 666, an old monk and a set of relics have disappeared during the night from the Abbey of Imleach. Obviously the monk who has gone missing is of great concern to the Abbey, but the missing relics are of much greater concern. The relics are the political symbol of the entire kingdom and their disappearance threatens to undermine the peace and stability of the land.
While on a visit to the Abbey, Sister Fidelma is asked to investigate the matter and with the help of her friend and companion Brother Eadulf, Fidelma begins slowly but surely to unravel the mystery, but there are people who will stop at nothing, including murder to achieve their way.
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Wretched, awful prose, overuse of Latin terminology (trying to impress the readers?), and I plowed halfway through until finally I could not stand one more "pursed lips" or "grimaced violently" or other overuse of lame vocabulary. I have the subsequent book in the series and I am donating it to charity, although perhaps the greater charity would be to throw it away so no one else has to suffer through this...
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