Hemlock at Vespers : fifteen Sister Fidelma mysteries
Tremayne, Peter2000
Book
A collection of short stories featuring Sister Fidelma, a nun of the Celtic Church and advocate of Ireland's ancient Brehon law courts, offers background details of her life in seventh-century Ireland.
Main title:
Hemlock at Vespers : fifteen Sister Fidelma mysteries / Peter Tremayne.
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000.
Collation:
xiii, 398 pages ; 21 cm
Contents:
Murder in repose -- Murder by miracle -- Tarnished halo -- Abbey sinister -- Our lady of death -- Hemlock at Vespers -- At the tent of Holofernes -- A canticle for Wulfstan -- The high king's sword -- The poisoned chalice -- Holy blood -- A scream from the sepulcher -- The horse that died for shame -- Invitation to a poisoning -- Those that trespass.
ISBN:
03122528899780312252885
Dewey class:
823.914F
LC class:
PR6070.R366
Language:
English
Subject:
Fidelma, Sister (Fictitious character) -- FictionFidelma, Sister (Fictitious character)Ireland -- History -- To 1172 -- FictionWomen detectives -- Ireland -- FictionCatholics -- FictionDetective and mystery stories, EnglishHistorical fiction, EnglishNuns -- FictionCatholicsDetective and mystery stories, EnglishHistorical fiction, EnglishNunsWomen detectives
BRN:
549378