- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Headline (May 10 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0755347250
- ISBN-13: 978-0755347254
- Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 3.4 x 24.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 621 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #361,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
The brilliant new novel in the internationally renowned Sister Fidelma crime series by Peter Tremayne. Ireland AD 670. When an eminent scholar is found murdered in his cell in the abbey of Lios Mor, fear spreads among his brethren; his door was secured from the inside, with no other means of exit. How did the murderer escape? And what was the content of the manuscripts apparently stolen from the scholar's room? Abbot Iarnla insists on sending for Sister Fidelma and her companion Brother Eadulf to investigate the killing. But even before they reach the abbey walls, there is an attempt on their lives. As the mystery deepens, Fidelma and Eadulf must also wrestle with problems of their own, which threaten to separate them for ever...
About the Author
Peter Tremayne is the fiction pseudonym of a well-known authority on the ancient Celts, who has utilised his knowledge of the Brehon law system and 7th-Century Irish society to create a new concept in detective fiction.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Plenty of twists and turns, Jun 6 2011
By Sister Ruth Miriam Irey, OCD "Ruth" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Chalice of Blood (Paperback)
I have all the Sr. Fidelma books. I love them and would give the book 5 stars except I really get tired of all the times things are repeated. . .as the legal terms. Fidelma really doesn't need to tell people what rank she is in law. . .they already know. Tremayne has those terms in the book elsewhere and it takes away from the flow of the story. This plot has lots of twists and I enjoyed it. I also like the history of the books, which is why I always enjoyed the Brother Cadfael series, it is interesting to know what ecclesial and cultural shifts were taking place. I always feel I have finished a visit with an old friend once the book is done.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another good Peter Tremayne Sister Fidelma book, Jun 11 2011
By Daily reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Chalice of Blood (Paperback)
I have read all of the series and have enjoyed them all. Like many series this mystery does not stand alone. However, it is very well written and I enjoyed the historical content almost as much as the mystery.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another solid entry in the Sister Fidelma series, Aug 7 2011
By S. Schwartz "romonko" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Chalice of Blood (Paperback)
I truly do enjoy this series, and each book is always a page-turner with many murders and various suspects and some real red herrings thrown in to confuse the issue. So even though these books are solidly historical, they are wonderful "who-dunits" too. For those who don't know Fidelma, be prepared for a supremely intelligent and strong woman who does not suffer fools gladly. Her husband Eadulf is also a wonderful character who is very realistic and a wonderful foil for Fidelma and her passions. Medieval Ireland never seemed so real to me until I began reading this series. When Fidelma and Eadulf are asked to look into the mysterious murder of an eminent scholar in an abbey, they uncover a plot that is beyond belief and a madness and a zealousness that leaves a path of destruction in its wake. I truly do recommend this series, but my opinion is that it must be read as a series in order to receive a full appreciation of the magnitude of Tremayne's work.
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