The Monk Who Vanished (A Sister Fidelma Mystery: A Celtic Mystery) |
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Peter Tremayne
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Pages: 384 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0747257817
Pub: Headline Book Publishing
Pub date: 1999-08-05
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 66218
Reader Reviews:
These Books Get Better and Better (1/2 people found this helpful)
The author Peter Tremayne obviously has a great knowledge of Ireland in the 7th century and also on the Irish Law of the period. His Sister Fidelma book are attracting what can only be described as a cult following, but they are of interest to anyone who likes historical novels or mysteries. This series of books are set in Ireland in the 7th century, a time when there was total equality for women. The lead character is the beguiling Sister Fidelma. She is a brilliant scholar, a leading authority on Irish law and the sister of a king. This is also a period in history when celibacy was not yet a part of religious life.
AD 666, an old monk and a set of relics have disappeared during the night from the Abbey of Imleach. Obviously the monk who has gone missing is of great concern to the Abbey, but the missing relics are of much greater concern. The relics are the political symbol of the entire kingdom and their disappearance threatens to undermine the peace and stability of the land.
While on a visit to the Abbey, Sister Fidelma is asked to investigate the matter and with the help of her friend and companion Brother Eadulf, Fidelma begins slowly but surely to unravel the mystery, but there are people who will stop at nothing, including murder to achieve their way.
The best Fidelma I have read so far (3/3 people found this helpful)
Highly escapist and engrossing.
A serious Celtic Whodunnit.
Superb! Couldn't put it down. (3/3 people found this helpful)
Another superb story from Peter Tremayne. This book was a book I couldn't put down. Peter Tremayne really brings his characters alive- a real rival for Ellis Peters! If you have never read Peter Tremayne before don't worry, his books are easy to read, exciting till the very end and can be enjoyed again and again. This story is I believe one of his best as the secrecy and mystery surrounding the murders that occur makes this story truly life-like.
Superb! Couldn't put it down. (5/5 people found this helpful)
Another superb story from Peter Tremayne. This book was a book I couldn't put down. Peter Tremayne really brings his characters alive- a real rival for Ellis Peters! If you have never read Peter Tremayne before don't worry, his books are easy to read, exciting till the very end and can be enjoyed again and again. This story is I believe one of his best as the secrecy and mystery surrounding the murders that occur makes this story truly life-like.
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Books -> Subjects -> Fiction -> Contemporary Fiction: 1970 Onwards -> Popular Fiction
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