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This immensely appealing launch of a new series is set in seventh-century Ireland, which in Tremayne's rendering is a golden age of enlightenment and of total equality for women. Such narrative stumbling blocks as an abundance of stereotypical characters and much more dynastic trivia, ecclesiastical and secular history than can be absorbed are offset by the vigorous, intriguing puzzle posed by a series of murders and by Sister Fidelma, the tale's brilliant and beguiling heroine. An ecclesiastical conclave to settle major divisions between the Roman and Celtic branch of Christianity is held at Whitby in 664. When a major proponent of the Celtic way, the Abbess of Kildare, is murdered, Sister Fidelma, a fellow Celtic follower and legally trained scholar, is asked to investigate. She is paired with her ideological opposite, Brother Eadulf, on the Roman side, who is shrewd, highly educated and immediately smitten with the outspoken sister. The intellectual and physical sparks that are ignited between these two clerics (in an age before celibacy) light up the pages, and when two monks are killed and the malevolence thickens, the book becomes difficult to put down. It is reassuring to read that Sister Fidelma and Brother Eadulf will reappear... next time in Rome.
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When a leading speaker for the Celtic church is found murdered at the Synod of Whitby in 664 AD, Sister Fidelma is called upon to investigate. However, more deaths follow and the friction amongst the clerics could end in civil war. From the author of SHROUD FOR THE ARCHBISHOP and SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Mystery steeped in history, theology and culture, Mars 18 2004
Par Felicia Jordan (Colorado) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Absolution by Murder (Paperback)
I am fascinated by the history of ancient Ireland, so I eagerly dove into this book. Peter Tremayne does an excellent job of showing how the culture and religion of that tiny island greatly influenced the Angles, Saxons and Picts living in present-day England and Scotland. He also shows how the Church, even in its early history, was a political as well as a spiritual force.

I had read some of the short stories featuring Sister Fidelma before picking up this book. Fidelma can be exasperating; she is haughty, touchy and quick to anger. Her starring role in a novel-length adventure allowed Tremayne to show the reader her more appealing qualities: a zest for life, a sly sense of humor, a deep commitment to her friends and a formidable intellect.

As the plot thickened, it seemed Tremayne might lose control of his large cast of characters, but the mounting excitement left me barely able to put the book down. Tremayne wrapped things up nicely in a scene that cleverly resembles an Agatha-Christie drawing-room denouement. The epilogue hints at more adventures to come for Fidelma and Brother Eadulf.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Fidelma is a Delight !, Mars 15 2004
Par Susanna Duffy (Melbourne, Australia) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Absolution by Murder (Paperback)
If you haven't met Sister Fidelna, Brehon, yet - then you've been missing out. I love a good murder mystery and I love a good historical novel and I get them both in Fidelma. This is the first novel in the excellent series from the noted Celtic scholar and once you've read the first you will be addicted.

Fidelma herself is a delight and the facinating glimpses into seventh-century Ireland make me eager for more. Don't miss out any longer

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4.0étoiles sur 5 History is good, mystery is mediocre...., Oct. 18 2003
Par Dianne Foster "Di" (USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Absolution by Murder (Paperback)
I purchased this book via "used" selection. I am an Anglo junkie including reading history of early Brits, i.e. Celts. If you enjoy the history of this period (7th Century, after Arthur -- Anglo-Saxons in charge) and also like a little mystery, you might like ABSOLUTION BY MURDER. The plot hangs together well, although the identity of the perpetrator was obvious to me from the gitgo. The characters, including Fidelma, are not well developed, but perhaps the reader will learn more as she goes along. I did not find Sister Fidelma nearly as interesting as Cadfael, let alone Miss Marple.

I found this story comparable to those by Candace Robb who writes the Owen Archer series, although the APOTHECARY ROSE was much better. If you like Archer, you will probably like Fidelma.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Relive the glory of the ancient Celts on the hand of Fidelma
In the first Sister Fidelma mystery, writer Peter Ellis - writing under the pen name of Peter Tremayne - takes us on a fantastic and memorable journey to the time of the rivalries... Read more
Publié le Juil 17 2003 par Karina A. Suarez

2.0étoiles sur 5 A plodding swamp marsh of tedium.
Sorry, but the opening chapters left a bad taste in mouth and perhaps that tainted my feelings against the entire book. Read more
Publié le Sep 26 2002 par B. Zorq

4.0étoiles sur 5 Slow Start for Sassy Nun Mystery
I picked up Absolution by Murder in a used bookstore, thinking it would be a good airplane read. I soon found out that my level of ignorance pertaining to medieval Ireland was... Read more
Publié le Juil 25 2002 par Rebecca M

5.0étoiles sur 5 Fun, quick read
I just finished reading this book, it was rather short, but I found that I enjoyed it quite a bit. The historical aspects were interesting and unique. Read more
Publié le Juil 10 2002 par Lora Friedenthal

3.0étoiles sur 5 Not too Bad for a First Effort
This book wasn't too bad for a first effort. The era is an interesting one, and there is some pretty good history here if you're interested in early Christianity and Ancient... Read more
Publié le Jui 5 2002 par S. Schwartz

1.0étoiles sur 5 Intriguing backdrop all but ruined by wooden prose
The historical setting of this book with the conflict between Celtic and Roman Christianity was intriguing and realistic. You get a genuine sense for the time and place. Read more
Publié le Fév 12 2002 par K. Eames

3.0étoiles sur 5 Entertaining but a bit irritating.
My first impression of this series was that the books were interesting, entertaining, and the balance between mystery and history done fairly well. Read more
Publié le Janv. 17 2002 par Stoneheart

4.0étoiles sur 5 A Reader of Peter Treyamne
I first picked up the first edition to this book which is The Subtle Serpent which is also a very good book. I picked it up not realizing what it was actually about. Read more
Publié le Juil 18 2001 par Holly

1.0étoiles sur 5 Don't bother
The setting, a religious counsel in the year 664 C.E. gathered to debate conflicts between the Church of Ireland and the Church of Rome, promises much. Read more
Publié le Avril 26 2001

3.0étoiles sur 5 Skip the first book, read the later ones.
Sister Fidelma's first outing is disappointingly predictable even for someone like me who doesn't try particularly hard to guess the murderer. Read more
Publié le Janv. 7 2001

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