Ireland AD 671 the Great Fair of Bealtain is almost upon the fortress of Cashel, and a line of gaudily painted wagons brings entertainers to mark the occasion. Peter Tremayne, highly acclaimed author of The Devil’s Seal and Atonement of Blood, returns with The Second Death, his new Celtic mystery featuring super-sleuth Sister Fidelma.
‘Tremayne’s super-sleuth is a vibrant creation, a woman of wit and courage who would stand out in any era, but brings a special sparkle to the wild beauty of medieval Ireland’ Morgan Llywelynīy Peter Tremayne and featuring Sister Fidelma: ‘The detail of the books is fascinating, giving us a vivid picture of everyday life at this time … the most detailed and vivid recreations of ancient Ireland’ Irish Examiner ‘Rich helpings of evil and tension with lively and varied characters’ Historical Novels Review I put down The Spider’s Web with a sense of satisfaction at a good story well told, but also speculating on what modern life might have been like had that civilisation survived’ Ronan Bennett But more than that, they bring vividly and viscerally to life the fascinating lost world of the Celtic Irish. ‘The Sister Fidelma books give the readers a rattling good yarn.
Details can be obtained either by writing to the Society at PMB #312, 1818 North Taylor Street, Suite B, Little Rock, AR 72207, USA, or by logging onto the society website at Praise for the Sister Fidelma series: Peter Tremayne is the fiction pseudonym of Peter Berresford Ellis, a well-known authority on the ancient Celts, who has utilised his knowledge of the Brehon law system and seventh-century Irish society to create a new concept in detective fiction.Īn international Sister Fidelma Society has been established, with a journal entitled The Brehon appearing three times yearly. Hyperlinks on book titles are to reviews by 'Euro Crime' reviewers, supplemented by reviews from 'Reviewing the Evidence' (to 2013) and 'Crime Review' (from 2019).The right of Peter Tremayne to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.įirst published in this Ebook edition in 2015 by HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUPĪpart from any use permitted under UK copyright law, this publication may only be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, with prior permission in writing of the publishers or, in the case of reprographic production, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency.Īll characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.Ĭataloguing in Publication Data is available from the British Library
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