Viaje a la Irlanda del siglo VII, una tierra inmersa en intrigas políticas y convulsiones religiosas. Siga las cautivadoras investigaciones de una protagonista única: una mujer erudita que es tanto monja como abogada cualificada de la ley antigua. Esta serie combina magistralmente la ficción histórica con misterios intrincados, ofreciendo una rica exploración de la sociedad irlandesa de la Alta Edad Media y sus tradiciones legales.
La acción de esta primera entrega de la serie se sitúa en el año 664 cuando se produjo un duro enfrentamiento entre la Iglesia romana y la Iglesia Celta. Sor Fidelma deberá resolver unos misteriosos casos de asesinato en compañia de un asistente católico. El innegable talento del autor para crear tramas de misterio de alta intensidad y el hecho de que la protagonista sea un personaje femenino tan bien descrito y con una vida interior tan bien reproducida hace que se entienda el entusiasmo que ha suscitado esta serie entre los lectores.
In A.D. 644, a respected scholar of the Celtic Church is murdered during a visit to the Irish Kingdom of Muman. The kingdom's ruler summons Sister Fidelma to solve the brutal murder, but her time is limited. The victim, as it turns out, was a comrade of the arrogant King of Fearna, who threatens war over the suspicious death of his friend But during her inquiries, Sister Fidelma comes to realize that there is more at hand than what appears, and finds her own life caught in the balance!
In the fourth book in this acclaimed Irish medieval mystery series, Sister Fidelma investigates a murder at a remote abbey, only to encounter the strange disappearance of a ship and its entire crew. Martin's Press.
During a pilgrimage from Ireland to the Shrine of St. James in Spain, a pilgrim disappears overboard, leaving a blood-stained robe behind, and Fidelma of Cashel sets out to uncover the truth before the ship reaches the shrine and the killer can vanish forever. Reprint.
OUR LADY OF DARKNESS is the tenth brilliant mystery in Peter Tremayne's
extraordinary series featuring 7th-century Irish super-sleuth Sister Fidelma
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SMOKE IN THE WIND is the eleventh spine-chilling mystery in Peter Tremayne's
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THE HAUNTED ABBOT is the twelfth brilliant mystery in Peter Tremayne's extraordinary series featuring 7th-century Irish super-sleuth Sister Fidelma
THE LEPER'S BELL is the emotional and compelling fourteenth mystery in Peter
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WHISPERS OF THE DEAD is the unputdownable collection of fifteen mysteries
featuring the Irish super-sleuth Sister Fidelma, from Peter Tremayne's ever-
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A PRAYER FOR THE DAMNED is the seventeenth gripping mystery in Peter
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CURSED is the nineteenth unputdownable mystery in Peter
Tremayne's much-loved series featuring 7th-century Irish super-sleuth Sister
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"If there is anyone who has emerged from the crowded field of medieval mysteries to take the place of the late Ellis Peters, it is Peter Tremayne." --Denver Post on Master of Souls Ireland AD 670: When an eminent scholar is found murdered in his cell in the Abbey of Lios Mor, fear spreads among his brethren. His door was secured from the inside, with no other means of exit. How did the murderer escape? And what was the content of the manuscripts apparently stolen from the scholar's room? Abbot Iarnla insists on sending for Sister Fidelma and her companion Brother Eadulf to investigate the killing. But even before they reach the abbey walls, there is an attempt on their lives. As the mystery deepens, Fidelma and Eadulf must also wrestle with problems of their own, problems which threaten to separate them forever...
The brilliant new novel by the internationally bestselling author of the Sister Fidelma mystery series. AD 664: Sister Fidelma finds herself in the seaport of Genua, en route from Rome back to her native Cashel. Her old teacher, Brother Ruadán, lies dying in the abbey of Bobium - an isolated abbey in a disturbed country where even the Christians are in bloody conflict with one another and the worship of the pagan gods often prevails. Fidelma is determined to see Brother Ruadán before he dies. But from the moment she enters the beautiful valley of the Trebbia, there is danger on every side. Her dying teacher's last words send her off on her most dangerous adventure where murder follows murder and a vicious civil war threatens before an extraordinary conspiracy is revealed. And from the start, Fidelma is on her own...
Ireland, AD 670. When the body of a murdered young noble is discovered not far from Cashel, the King calls upon Sister Fildema and her companion Eadulf to investigate. The only clue to the noble's identity is an emblem originating from the nearby kingdom of Laign. Could the murder be somehow related to the violence erupting in the west of the kingdom? The turmoil is led by a fanatical figure claiming to have been summoned by 'the seventh angel' to remove the 'impure of faith' from the land, and Fidelma and Eadulf soon find themselves struggling with a tangled skein of murder and intrigue. What is the mystery that connects the dead noble, a murdered alcoholic priest, and a menacing abbot who has built his abbey into a military fortress? When Sister Fidelma herself becomes the victim of abduction, it is up to Eadulf to find and save her from imminent death, so that the mystery can be solved.
In 670 AD, King Colgú's feast is disrupted by an assassin who stabs him while shouting 'Remember Liamuin!' As Colgú lies dying, his sister Fidelma and her companion Brother Eadulf must unravel the mystery behind the assassination, facing dangers and uncovering dark secrets in enemy territory.
Schickt der Teufel seine Boten aus Rom?
Irland im Herbst 671: Unweit vom Herrschersitz der Könige von Muman werden ein älterer Geistlicher und seine Begleiter brutal erschlagen und ausgeraubt. Doch das ist erst der Anfang. Tod und Verdammnis haben offenbar auf der Burg Cashel Fuß gefasst. Selbst Fidelma scheint nicht in der Lage zu sein, den blutigen Ereignissen Einhalt zu gebieten. Haben die Abgesandten aus Rom, die alle bald als Sendboten des Teufels betrachten, etwas damit zu tun?
Ein neuer Fall für Fidelma und Eadulf, der ihnen wirklich alles abverlangt.
„Eine brillante und bezaubernde Heldin. Unheimlich anziehend.“ Publishers Weekly
„Wer einen Roman von Peter Tremayne gelesen hat, der möchte sie alle lesen.“ NDR
Peter Tremayne, highly acclaimed author of THE DEVIL'S SEAL and ATONEMENT OF BLOOD, presents THE SECOND DEATH, another gripping Celtic mystery featuring super-sleuth Sister Fidelma. PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: 'Tremayne's super-sleuth is a vibrant creation' Morgan Llywelyn, 'A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing' Publishers Weekly Ireland, AD 671. The Great Fair of Bealtain is almost upon the fortress of Cashel, and a line of painted wagons carries entertainers to mark the occasion. But preparations take a deathly turn when one carriage is set alight, and two corpses are found, lying poisoned, within. As Sister Fidelma and her companion, Eadulf, investigate, they are plunged into the menacing marshlands of Osraige - where the bloody origin of the Abbey of Cainnech is wreaking his revenge. Fidelma and Eadulf must face untold mortal danger before they can untangle the evil that strikes at the very heart of the kingdom. What readers are saying about THE SECOND DEATH: 'It is impossible not to be impressed by the author's depth of knowledge of the period' 'A thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable read' 'Delivers another winning dose of mystery in ancient Ireland. Murder, mayhem, intrigue and a web of lies'
NIGHT OF THE LIGHTBRINGER is another mystery in Peter Tremayne's long-standing
and much-loved series featuring 7th-century Irish super-sleuth Sister Fidelma
Sestra Fidelma pátrá po vrahovi uprostřed hrozící morové epidemie Píše se rok 672 a v Irsku se blíží slavnost Beltaine. Na hrad Cashel se sjíždí sedm princů, aby potvrdili na trůně krále Colgúa. Jen několik dní předtím je nalezen mrtev bratr Conchobhar, strážce posvátného meče. Sestra Fidelma a její bratr král se obávají, že se vrah pokusil ukrást meč, který symbolizuje královu moc. Začínají se šířit fámy o pokusu svrhnout krále, když na hrad dorazí zprávy, že v nedalekém přístavu přistála loď, která má na palubě nemocné morem. V nastalém strachu a panice musí Fidelma, Enda a Eadulf dopadnout vraha dřív, než si smrt začne vybírat svou daň.
