The Dove of Death (Sister Fidelma Mysteries Book 20)
An unputdownable medieval mystery of murder and mayhem
$36.28
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2011
Summary
AD 670. An Irish merchant ship is attacked by a pirate vessel off the coast of the Breton peninsular. Murchad, the captain, and a prince from the kingdom of Muman, are killed in cold blood after they have surrendered. Among the other passengers who manage to escape the slaughter are Sister Fidelma of Cashel and her faithful companion, Brother Eadulf. The prince was Fidelma’s cousin and she is determined to bring the killers to justice.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755357628 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755357620 |
| Author: | Peter Tremayne |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Sister Fidelma |
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A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing, difficult to put down
Praise for Peter Tremayne’s novels: ‘Wonderfully evocative * The Times *A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing, difficult to put down * Publishers Weekly *Definitely an Ellis Peter competitor…the background detail is marvellous * Evening Standard *Well-paced and suspenseful, sprinkled with Old Irish terms and fascinating details of early Irish life…Fidelma is a an original and complex character…An Irish heroine for both the seventh and twenty-first centuries * Books Ireland *
About The Author
Peter Tremayne
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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