Peter Tremayne

Peter Tremayne, aka Peter Beresford Ellis, has written a slew of books, both factual and fictional. His series of mysteries featuring Sister Fidelma and Brother Eadulf has been going strong since 1994, incorporating traditional mysteries with history lessons about 7^th century society – primarily Celtic.

Novels

• Absolution By Murder (1994)

An introduction to Fidelma and Eadulf – a synod in Northumbria is disrupted when the lead defendant for the Columban cause is murdered. There are motives for the disruption on both sides – but there are darker threats out there… The opening novel in the series and sets out to combine the historical background with a fairly-clued mystery

• Shroud for the Archbishop (1995)

Travelling to Rome, Fidelma is called upon to investigate when the Archbishop of Canterbury-designate is found throttled in his chamber. The relics that he brought with him have been stolen and a culprit is arrested. But Fidelma suspects that something darker is taking place…

• Suffer Little Children (1995)
• The Subtle Serpent (1996)
• The Spider’s Web (1997)
• Valley of the Shadow (1998)
• The Monk Who Vanished (1999)
• Act of Mercy (1999)
• Our Lady of Darkness (2000)
• Smoke in the Wind (2001)
• The Haunted Abbot (2002)
• Badger’s Moon (2003)
• The Leper’s Bell (2004)
• Master of Souls (2005)
• A Prayer for the Damned (2006)
• Dancing with Demons (2007)
• Council of the Cursed (2008)
• The Dove of Death (2009)
• The Chalice of Blood (2010)
• Behold A Pale Horse (2011)

Short Story Collections

• Hemlock At Vespers (collection of short stories) (2000)
• Whispers of the Dead (collection of short stories) (2004)