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He has to decide which shall be granted primacy in his kingdom. h/AbsolutionMurder.htmlĚbsolution by Murder Peter Tremayne Headline 1994 A book review by Danny Yee 1997 Sister Fidelma, a young Irish religieuse, is attending the Synod of Whitby (664 AD), which will decide whether Northumbria will follow the rule of the Roman or Irish church. Language eng Summary In the 7th Century, King Oswy of Northumbria convenes a synod to hear debate between the Roman and Celtic churches. While the historical detail in Absolution by Murder seems impeccable Tremayne is apparently a Celtic scholar writing pseudonymously it is not well integrated into the novel, which fails to capture the spirit of another milieu: cosmetic changes would allow the dialogue and the characters to be transplanted to the twentieth century.

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More gruesome deaths follow and the friction among the clerics could end in civil war.Label Absolution by murder : a Sister Fidelma mystery Title Absolution by murder Title remainder a Sister Fidelma mystery Statement of responsibility Peter Tremayne Creator However, the two are so unlike that their partnership is described as that of a wolf and a fox – but which is which? As an advocate of the Brehon Court, she is called on to investigate the murder with Brother Eadulf, of the Roman faction.

Seller Rating: Contact seller Book Used - SoftcoverCondition: Good US 5.99 Convert currency Free shipping Within U.S.A. When the Abbess Etain, a leading speaker for the Celtic Church, is found murdered suspicion inevitably rests on the Roman faction.Īttending the Synod is Fidelma, of the community of St Brigid of Kildare. Absolution by Murder Tremayne, Peter Published byHeadline Book Publishing, 1995 ISBN 10: 0747246025ISBN 13: 9780747246022 Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, U.S.A.

Conspirators plot an assassination, while mysterious, violent death stalks the shadowy cloisters of the Abbey of St Hilda. Even Brother Cadfael might have tolerated her’ Kirkus ReviewsĪs the leading churchmen and women gather at the Synod of Whitby in 664AD to debate the rival merits of the Celtic and Roman Churches, tempers begin to fray. PRAISE FOR ABSOLUTION BY MURDER: ‘In the simultaneously sharp-tongued and full womanly figure of Sister Fidelma, Tremayne has created a heroine whom many readers will willingly follow. ABSOLUTION BY MURDER is the brilliant and evocative first novel in Peter Tremayne’s Sister Fidelma series, bringing 7th-century Ireland vividly to life.