Of the Yellow Plague devastates the countryside.

And mysterious, violent death stalks the shadowy cloisters of the Abbey of St Hilda, while outside the abbey walls, the pestilence Conspirators, greedy for power, plot the assassination of King Oswy of Northumbria. USA St Martin's Press New York, hardcover ISBN 8-7, January 5, 1996, with additional material 'Sister Fidelma's World' (an historical note), $21.95 USA Signet Books, New York, September, 1997, ISBN 0-451- 19299-0 $5.99Īs 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. Your browser does not support the video tag.ĪBSOLUTION BY MURDER, Headline Book Publishing, London, September, 1994.

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What readers are saying about HEMLOCK AT VESPERS: With its breathtaking range of settings and crimes, it is guaranteed to entertain and intrigue - and is an anthology that no lover of Celtic culture or historical crime should be without.

HEMLOCK AT VESPERS is the first collection of these stories ever to be published. But it also created a demand for further short stories. The overwhelming response to these stories launched Fidelma as the heroine of a bestselling series of Celtic crime novels. The sharp-witted and astonishingly wise religieuse captured the hearts of many readers as she successfully tackled the most baffling of crimes in her other role as advocate of the law courts of Ireland, using the ancient Brehon Law system. Sister Fidelma originally made her debut as one of the decade's most interesting sleuths in short story form. 'A complex mesh of betrayals that also catch up the sleuth, exploting both Fidelma's strengths and vulnerabilities' Kirkus Reviews

'A treasure trove of small gems for historical mystery fans' Booklist 'This collection is an essential canonical text for Sister Fidelma Acolytes' Publisher's Weekly HEMLOCK AT VESPERS is Peter Tremayne's anthology of Celtic mysteries featuring the ever-popular 7th-century super-sleuth Sister Fidelma.

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