While investigating the savage murder of a religious magnate, Sister Fidelma uncovers a dark world of slavery and abuse within the abbey walls, in Peter Tremayne’s thrilling nineteenth mystery, THE COUNCIL OF THE CURSED.
PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: ‘Rich helpings of evil and tension with lively and varied characters’ Historical Novel Review, ‘The masterly storytelling from an author hwo breathes fascinating life into the world he is writing about’ Belfast Telegraph
It is AD 670, and Bishop Leodegar has called the church leaders together for an emergency meeting. But a fierce row breaks out and the assembly descends into chaos. Later that evening one of the delegates is discovered murdered, his skull brutally smashed. Sister Fidelma and her companion, Brother Eadulf, unwittingly find themselves in the middle of a shocking murder investigation involving the most powerful religious leaders in the land. The disappearance of women and children and rumours of a slave trade indicate malevolent forces at work. To catch those responsible, Fidelma and Eadulf must challenge these fearsome individuals and in doing so, risk their own lives…
What readers are saying about THE COUNCIL OF THE CURSED:
‘Interesting history intertwined in the plot, with many twist and turns‘
‘Well plotted with plenty of tension. Excellent read – don’t miss this book‘
‘How Peter Tremayne manages to keep producing entertaining, unique stories is simply amazing. Fresh and interesting right up to the end’
PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: ‘Rich helpings of evil and tension with lively and varied characters’ Historical Novel Review, ‘The masterly storytelling from an author hwo breathes fascinating life into the world he is writing about’ Belfast Telegraph
It is AD 670, and Bishop Leodegar has called the church leaders together for an emergency meeting. But a fierce row breaks out and the assembly descends into chaos. Later that evening one of the delegates is discovered murdered, his skull brutally smashed. Sister Fidelma and her companion, Brother Eadulf, unwittingly find themselves in the middle of a shocking murder investigation involving the most powerful religious leaders in the land. The disappearance of women and children and rumours of a slave trade indicate malevolent forces at work. To catch those responsible, Fidelma and Eadulf must challenge these fearsome individuals and in doing so, risk their own lives…
What readers are saying about THE COUNCIL OF THE CURSED:
‘Interesting history intertwined in the plot, with many twist and turns‘
‘Well plotted with plenty of tension. Excellent read – don’t miss this book‘
‘How Peter Tremayne manages to keep producing entertaining, unique stories is simply amazing. Fresh and interesting right up to the end’
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Reviews
Praise for Peter Tremayne's novels: 'Wonderfully evocative
A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing, difficult to put down
Definitely an Ellis Peter competitor...the background detail is marvellous
Well-paced and suspenseful, sprinkled with Old Irish terms and fascinating details of early Irish life...Fidelma is a an original and complex character...An Irish heroine for both the seventh and twenty-first centuries
