Category Archives: Peter Tremayne

Smoke In The Wind by Peter Tremayne

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Following the events in the previous book, Our Lady Of Darkness, Sister Fidelma has chosen to accompany Brother Eadulf as he returns to Canterbury from Cashel. A storm soon blows their ship off course and they find themselves in the … Continue reading →

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The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – March 2013

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

March 2013 has been an interesting month for me, bookwise. I had an interesting exchange with the one and only Christopher Fowler, met Kate Ellis for the fourth (?) time to get the latest Wesley Peterson signed (review next month) … Continue reading →

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Our Lady Of Darkness by Peter Tremayne

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

When last we saw Sister Fidelma, she had just arrived in Spain, having sorted out all sorts of nastiness taking place on the ship that was taking her on pilgrimage to Santiago. No sooner has she stepped onto shore when … Continue reading →

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Act of Mercy by Peter Tremayne

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

When last we (OK, I) saw Sister Fidelma, in The Monk Who Vanished, she was having a crisis of faith and duty (and with regard to her feeling for Brother Eadulf) so she decides that it’s time for a pilgrimage … Continue reading →

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The Monk Who Vanished by Peter Tremayne

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

The Abbey of Imleach, in south west Ireland, is one of the centres of the Irish faith. When a failed assassination attempt on her brother, the king of Muman, sends Fidelma to the abbey following a lead, she encounters another … Continue reading →

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The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – October 2012

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

And so we bring “Old Author October” to a close with the announcement of the In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel book of the month award – yes, it’s time for the Puzzly for October 2012. Last month, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Owen Burns, Paul Halter, Peter Tremayne | 8 Comments

Valley Of The Shadow by Peter Tremayne

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

7th Century Ireland, and Sister Fidelma –religieuse, advocate of the law and sister to the king of Cashel – is sent to the settlement of Gleann Geis, situated in a near-inaccessible valley to discuss with the chieftain, Laisre, the establishment … Continue reading →

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The Spider’s Web by Peter Tremayne

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

Eber is a the chieftain of Araglin, a man with a good reputation in the area. Oh, sorry. Eber WAS the chieftain, as one morning, his household is woken by the discovery of his body, stabbed to death. Luckily, next … Continue reading →

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The Subtle Serpent by Peter Tremayne

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

666 AD, south-west Ireland. Sister Fidelma, advocate of the Brehon court, is summoned to a remote abbey. Apparently, two nuns had an unexpected surprise when they raised the water from their well one morning – namely a decapitated naked female … Continue reading →

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The Puzzly – The ISOTCM Book of the Month – April 2012

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

And so, with all due reverence, a deathly silence falls for the announcement of the April Puzzly – the In Search Of The Classic Mystery Novel book of the month “award”. I think I’ll leave the quotation marks around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Kate Ellis, Paul Doherty, Paul Harding, Peter Tremayne | 3 Comments