Peter tremayne is the fiction pseudonym for peter berresford ellis, a prominent authority on the ancient celts. Sister fidelma and brother eadulf travel to rome to deliver a message to. A mystery of ancient ireland a sister fidelma mystery. Super sleuth sister fidelma returns in smoke in the wind, the eleventh perplexing historical mystery by peter tremayne, acclaimed author of smoke in the wind, our lady of darkness and many more. These are the books from the sister fidelma ancient medieval ireland mystery series by peter tremayne. Going under the pseudonym of peter tremayne, the british author, literary biographer and historian peter berresford ellis has been writing for quite some time now to much acclaim, who, along with his other penname of peter macalan, has amassed a large body of work over the course of his career. The sister fidelma 20th anniversary collection sister fidelma by. Fortunately sister fidelma and brother eadulf have been called to autun to act as advisers to the irish delegation. Whispers of the dead is a sumptuously rich feast of fifteen short mystery tales, never before published in book form, featuring the brilliant and beguiling sister fidelma.
Night of the lightbringer sister fidelma mysteries book 28. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the sister fidelma novels. Shroud for the archbishop, the second installment of the sister fidelma mystery series, is set in rome in the year 664 a. The books have it all from action and suspense to a few moments of levity that will have readers searching for more of the authors novels. An example is the 2008 book titled the council of the cursed.
Complete set series lot of 25 sister fidelma ireland books. This site is provided for everyone interested in peter tremaynes international bestselling mystery series and, indeed, to those interested in all his work both as peter tremayne and his nonfiction work as the celtic scholar peter berresford ellis. If you like peter tremayne books, youll love margaret frazer. The complete series list for a sister fidelma mystery peter tremayne. Sister fidelma has been sent by her brother, king of cashel, to laisre, chieftain of gleann geis the forbidden valley to negotiate permission to build a christian church and school in his territory, replacing the druidic sanctuaries. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us. As tremayne, he is best known for his stories and novels featuring fidelma of cashel, beginning with absolu.
See the complete sister fidelma series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Order of peter tremayne books peter tremayne and peter macalan are the pen names of british novelist, historian and biographer peter berresford ellis. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read absolution by murder. Buy master of souls sister fidelma mysteries book 16. It seemed the book dragged along until about the final quarter, and then it finally picked up and was more like the fidelma stories that i have come to love. Fidelma enjoys real respect, power and equality but no doubt it is a help being sister to the king. A sister fidelma mystery ebook written by peter tremayne. Badgers moon sister fidelma mysteries book by peter.
The plot of blood in eden is complicated as ever, and it sure helps to have that list of characters at the beginning of the novel. As tremayne, he is the author of nine books featuring sister fidelma, most recently the monk who vanished. Most of the stories take place in ireland and england, but this second book in the series brings sister fidelma, an irish investigatingjudge and religious woman, to. Smoke in the wind sister fidelma mysteries book 11 by. The spiteful shadow a sister fidelma enovella by peter tremayne. I found it boring, with too much back ground information on the different clans, i got lost as to knowing who was who, i found the geis unbelievable, the normal relationship between eadulf and herself stretched to an untenable point, the plot of the story too far fetched.
A thousand welcomes to the sister fidelma mysteries website. Absolution by murder by peter tremayne librarything. Goodreads members who liked the spiders web sister. Click here for a listing of other fidelma editions foreign language, audio. There is a lot of death and dying in the book, but that is not unusual for these books, but the reasoning behind the destruction was murky and remained murky throughout the book. Most of the stories take place in ireland and england, but this second book in the series brings sister fidelma, an irish investigatingjudge and religious woman, to rome. Set immediately after the debut story in this series, this tale finds the irish sister fidelma and her saxon monk sidekick brother eadulf both visiting the holy city, and both for different reasons. Hemlock at vespers sister fidelma mysteries book 9.
This book, which is the nineteenth in the sister fidelma series, has since been translated into french. By peter tremayne vg at the best online prices at ebay. The sister fidelma mysteries are set mainly in ireland during the midseventh century ad. Complete set series lot of 25 sister fidelma ireland. A prophetess foretelling the return of the ancient gods. Though eadulf has often been compared to sherlock holmess friend dr. An engrossing celtic mystery filled with chilling twists sister fidelma series by peter tremayne.
Because the condition of this lot is only good, there may be a few former library books mixed in. Pdf since the 1994 publication of absolution by murder by peter tremayne the penname of the popular celtic studies author and bard. Smoke in the wind sister fidelma mysteries book 11 by peter. Sister fidelma is a 7th century monk in ireland, she happens to be the sister to one of the regional kings and has acquired a degree, allowing her to practice law and act as an investigator as well. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Absolution by murder, shroud for the archbishop, and suffer little children ebook written by peter tremayne. Fifteen sister fidelma mysteries, headline book publishing, london, march, 2000. At this time in history there is the wellknown debate between the celtic christian and roman churches in the northumbria region. This is the first of the 29 sister fidelma books that i have not enjoyed. From peter tremayne, highly acclaimed author of the devils seal and the second death, comes a digital short story featuring muchloved irish supersleuth sister fidelma. Although the heroine of a series of bestselling novels, sister fidelma, the seventhcentury sleuth of the celtic church, made her debut in short story form.
Peter tremayne began his sister fidelma series in 1994 with the novel absolution by murder. Below is a list of peter tremaynes sister fidelma books in order of when they were originally released which is also their chronological order. Shroud for the archbishop is book two in the sister fidelma historical traditionalmystery series set in europes middle ages circa 660670. Sister fidelma mysteries news newspapers books scholar jstor january 20. This site is provided for everyone interested in peter tremaynes international bestselling mystery series and, indeed, to those interested in all his work both as peter tremayne and his non. Sister fidelma returns in the twentyeighth gripping celtic mystery by peter tremayne, acclaimed author of the second death and penance of the damned. The author of the sister fidelma series of books has clinched various awards and garnered accolades by virtue of the books contained therein or other literary works. A sister fidelma mystery sister fidelma mysteries by peter tremayne and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Those who like detective and historical novels will love this combination. Other essays place fidelma and the novels within the tradition of detective fiction. An ensuing evil and others is a short story collection of peter tremaynes historical mysteries, including some featuring sister fidelma, others featuring macbeth and some set in victorian england. I also think a great deal of the biography section should be removed. The sister fidelma mysteries are a series of historical mystery novels and short stories by peter tremayne pseudonym of peter berresford ellis about a fictional detective who is the eponymous heroine of a series. A sister fidelma mystery kindle edition by tremayne, peter.
The series is currently ongoing, at a pace of one novel per year. Sister fidelma is not simply a religieuse, a former member of the community of st brigid of kildare. Fifteen sister fidelma mysteries by peter tremayne and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As usual, persuasive period detail lifts tremaynes the monk who vanished latest sister fidelma mystery. Here together for the first time are the first three books in the series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading absolution by murder. Fidelma usually solves crimes in company with her partner brother eadulf, a saxon monk. Sister fidelma returns in bloodmoon, the twentyninth celtic mystery by peter tremayne, acclaimed author of penance of the damned and night of the lightbringer. Absolution by murder a sister fidelma mystery mystery of ancient ireland 9780451192998.
You will get one complete set of 25 books as listed below. Absolution by murder is the brilliant and evocative first novel in peter tremaynes sister fidelma series, bringing seventhcentury ireland vividly to life as the leading churchmen and women gather at the synod of whitby in ad 664 to debate the rival merits of the celtic and roman churches, tempers begin to fray. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A chilling historical mystery of secrecy and danger by peter tremayne, in very good condition. Also included are accounts of the authors career, the international sister fidelma society, and the biennial sister fidelma conferences held in cashel, ireland.
Absolution by murder is the brilliant and evocative first novel in peter tremaynes sister fidelma series, bringing 7thcentury ireland vividly to life. Our lady of darkness sister fidelma mysteries book 10. His nonfiction books, articles and academic papers have made him acknowledged as one of the foremost authorities on celtic history and culture. I do enjoy good historical mysteries, and i can certainly echo the accolades lauded on the brother cadfael and sister fidelma books, as well as. Our lady of darkness sister fidelma mysteries book 10 by peter tremayne. As peter tremayne, he currently writes historical mysteries most notably the sister fidelma series. The first twisty tale in a gripping celtic mystery series. Master of souls sister fidelma mysteries book 16 by peter.
Its king stages a debate to determine the supreme authority and religious doctrine. Still others explore the historical, intellectual, spiritual and geographical contexts for her labors. Watson, he is in fact more of an equal partner to fidelma, and usually proves essential to solving the mystery at hand. The first twisty tale in a gripping celtic mystery series new ed by tremayne, peter isbn. Buy absolution by murder sister fidelma mysteries book 1. On ardmore bay, on the irish south coast, a tavern keeper named. This is a collection of new essays on peter tremaynes sister fidelma novels, which feature sister fidelma s attempts to solve a wide range of crimes, often murders that occur under especially mysterious conditions. Among the select priests, elders, and scholars from ireland and rome is sister fidelma of kildare. But more than that, they bring vividly and viscerally to life the fascinating lost world of the celtic irish. The fidelma books appear in nine languages and of course the american market is the biggest area where fidelma is popular. Art would like to see the fidelma stories translated to comic. Shroud for the archbishop sister fidelma series by peter. Sister fidelma mysteries are set during the medieval midseventh century.
Sister fidelma returns in blood in eden, the thirtieth celtic mystery by peter tremayne, acclaimed author of bloodmoon, penance of the damned and night of the lightbringer. In case you were wondering why i keep slogging through the fidelma books even though i hate eadulf and dislike tremaynes writing crutches and find the plots complex for the sake of complexity, rather than readerly enjoyment, its because the series. It was a fox like smile but, in the gloom, she did not see the cunning mould of his features. The sister fidelma mystery series in order peter tremayne. But more than that, they bring vividly and viscerally to life the fascinating lost. Absolution by murder, shroud for the archbishop, and suffer. The novels, set mainly in 7th century ireland, also include a great deal of history. Fidelma travels around helping to solve mysteries, usually murders. The sister fidelma books give the readers a rattling good yarn. As tremayne, he is the author of twelve books featuring sister fidelma. At first sister fidelma was just featured in short stories, but the later fulllength novels are much more satisfying because tremayne is good at building up suspense and developing attentiongrabbing plots. The books have it all from action and suspense to a few moments of levity that will. Master of souls sister fidelma mysteries book 16 by. And what about the ageing laig, a hermit like apothecary, who is known to have instructed all three victims about the magic and power of the moon.
Would any wikipedians object to renaming this article sister fidelma mysteries and slightly refocusing the lead section on the series of books itself rather than this character in particular. The sister fidelma mysteries are a series of historical mystery novels and short stories by peter tremayne about a fictional detective who is the eponymous heroine of a series. If you love ellis peters, youll be gripped by bloodmoon and the sister fidelma series. Jan 20, 2015 shroud for the archbishop is book two in the sister fidelma historical traditionalmystery series set in europes middle ages circa 660670. Peter tremayne is the fiction pseudonym for peter berresford ellis, a prominent authority on the ancient celts and author of numerous works of history and scholarship. The fascination for sister fidelma historical novel society. Peter tremayne is a pseudonym of peter berresford ellis, a renowned scholar who has written extensively on the ancient celts and the irish. She is also a qualified dalaigh, or advocate of the ancient law courts of ireland. As tremayne, he is the author of twelve books featuring sister fidelma, most recently whispers of the dead. Ive been reading fidelma books from the very beginning, but reading the last two i already started thinking, it is time to stop, and this one made me convinced of it. Absolution by murder sister fidelma mysteries book 1. If you love ellis peters, youll be gripped by blood in eden and the sister fidelma series. Hemlock at vespers sister fidelma mysteries book 9 by peter tremayne. After thirty books, peter tremaynes sister fidelma series still has its mojo.
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