| Absolution by Murder Contributor(s): Tremayne, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0451192990 ISBN-13: 9780451192998 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: In seventh century Ireland, the Irish Church and Church of Rome convene a special council to reconcile the differences of their individual religious doctrines. Outspoken and sharp, the young Sister Fidelma of Kildare is among those asked to attend. But when the leading Celtic speaker is found savagely murdered, Sister Fidelma must quickly unmask the culprit--before this debate dissolves into all-out civil war! Martin's Press. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Thrillers - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Sister Fidelma |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.2" W x 6.7" (0.35 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Celtic - Cultural Region - Ireland - Ethnic Orientation - Irish - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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| Publisher Description: The King of Northumbria has requested the services of a wise counsel to decide the people's religious future. Among the select priests, elders, and scholars from Ireland and Rome is Sister Fidelma of Kildare. Trained as an advocate of the courts, she was expecting to rule on issues of law. Instead she was plunged into unholy murder. Dead was the Abbess tain, a leading Celtic speaker, her throat slashed. With the counsel in an uproar and civil war threatening, the desperate king has turned to the sharp-witted Sister Fidelma for help. With the aide of her dear friend Brother Eadulf and her faith in the truth, she must act in haste before the killer strikes again. |