![]() ![]() ![]() When the Abbess of Kildare, Fidelma’s mentor and chief representative of the Celtic tradition, is murdered immediately before her scheduled oration, Fidelma is called upon in her role as a renowned dalaigh (legal scholar and Irish advocate for the courts). Peter Tremayne is a pen name of Celtic scholar Peter Berresford Ellis, who also writes nonfiction history books, and this mystery series showcases the traditions, legal system, and cultural history of this Celtic people.įidelma, sister to an Irish king, is a feisty and independent Irish nun who attends the historical conclave at Whitby in 664, a formal debate intended to settle major doctrinal differences between the Celtic and Roman Churches. Absolution by Murder is the book that launched Peter Tremayne’s Sister Fidelma mystery series, set in seventh-century Ireland. ![]()
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