Absolution by Murder (A Sister Fidelma Mystery) (Mystery of Ancient Ireland)
In A.D. 664, King Oswy of Northumbria has convened a synod at Whitby to hear debate between the Roman and Celtic Christian churches and decide which shall be granted primacy in his kingdom. At stake is much more than a few disputed points of ritual; Oswy's decision could affect the survival of...
show more
In A.D. 664, King Oswy of Northumbria has convened a synod at Whitby to hear debate between the Roman and Celtic Christian churches and decide which shall be granted primacy in his kingdom. At stake is much more than a few disputed points of ritual; Oswy's decision could affect the survival of either church in the Saxon kingdoms. When the Abbess Etain, a leading speaker for the Celtic church, is found murdered, suspicion falls upon the Roman faction. In order to diffuse the tensions that threaten to erupt into civil war, Oswy turns to Sister Fidelma of the Celtic Church (Irish and an advocate for the Brehon Court) and Brother Eadulf of the Roman church (from east Anglia and of a family of hereditary magistrates) to find the killer. But as further murders occur and a treasonous plot against Oswy matures, Fidelma and Eadulf soon find themselves running out of time.
show less
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451192998 (0451192990)
ASIN: 0451192990
Publish date: 1997-09-01
Publisher: Signet
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Irish Literature,
Medieval,
Mystery,
Ireland,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Fiction,
Historical
I really enjoyed this book because there was so much I didn't know. Such as in Ireland in this 600s women could own property, could rule, could hold high office and really had the same rights as men. It's so sad that didn't stay in effect. The murderer I figured out pretty quickly with some fairl...
What to label Absolution by Murder? Celtic propaganda? A hit piece on ancient Angle, Saxon and Roman cultures? A theological and philosophical debate? A sexless romance novel? A murder mystery? Actually, it's a bit of everything rolled into a 272-page book. There's much to love and loathe in this fi...