The Spider's Web (A Sister Fidelma Mystery: A Celtic Mystery) |
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Peter Tremayne
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Pages: 337 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0747252874
Pub: Headline Book Publishing
Pub date: 1997-09-18
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 177787
Reader Reviews:
Fifth Book in a Captivating Series (3/6 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.
In this, the fifth book in the series of Sister Fidelma mysteries the Sister is called to investigate a murder, in what on the surface seems to be a normal peaceful town. But while there Fidelma uncovers a web of secrets that everyone seems to want to keep hidden. What is worse Fidelma has a race against time to discover the truth, or she is likely to be the next victim.
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