| Master of Souls: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland Contributor(s): Tremayne, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312374674 ISBN-13: 9780312374679 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: In this latest historical whodunit, Fidelma of Cashel faces one of her most perplexing mysteries when she is called to investigate the brutal murder of an abbess and the disappearance of six young female religieuse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Historical - Ancient |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Sister Fidelma Mysteries (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Ireland - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In January of 668 A.D., Fidelma of Cashel - sister to the king of Muman, advocate of the Brehon law courts and religieuse in the Celtic Church - is called to investigate the brutal murder of Abbess Faife and the mysterious disappearance of six young female religieuse while away on a short pilgramage away from their abbey. But when Fidelma and her husband, Eadulf, arrive, they are confronted with another violent murder under mysterious circumstances. One of the senior scholars was bludgeoned to death in the oratory. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tremayne, Peter: - PETER TREMAYNE is a pseudonym of Peter Berresford Ellis, a renowned scholar who has written extensively on the ancient Celts and the Irish. As Tremayne, he is best known for his stories and novels featuring Fidelma of Cashel, beginning with Absolution by Murder. He lives in London. |