Hemlock at Vespers: Fifteen Sister Fidelma Mysteries
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ISBN: 0312252889 / Publisher: Minotaur Books, March 2000
A first collection of "Sister Fedelma" stories reveals why this seventhcentury royal nun is stirring the pot in the mystery world in medieval Ireland. Original.
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Sister Fidelma-an Eognacht princess and sister to the king of Cashel, a religieuse of the Celtic Church and an advocate of the Brehornn court-is one of the most interesting and compelling figures in contemporary mystery fiction. In this collection of short mysteries, Tremayne fills in many of the background details of Fidelma and seventh-century Ireland not found in the novels, and weaves his always-beguiling mix of history and mystery.
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