Publisher Description

Sister Fidelma originally made her debut in short story form. The red-haired, sharp-witted,and astonishingly wise religieuse captured the hearts of many readers as she successfully tackled the most baffling of crimes in her other role as advocate of the law courts of Ireland, using the ancient Brehon Law system. With its breathtaking range of settings and crimes and its fascinating insights into Celtic culture, HEMLOCK AT VESPERS is guaranteed to entertain and intrigue.

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An anthology of historical crime and Celtic culture, featuring Sister Fidelma.

Author Biography

Peter Tremayne is the fiction pseudonym of Peter Berresford Ellis, an authority on the ancient Celts, who has used his knowledge of the Brehon law system and 7th-Century Irish society to create a new concept in detective fiction.

Review

Fidelma's fans will welcome this first-ever collection, many stories of which are appearing here for the first time... A complex mesh of betrayals that also catch up the sleuth, exploiting both Fidelma's strengths and vulnerabilities - KIRKUS REVIEWSHEMLOCK AT VESPERS'Peter Tremayne's collection of Celtic mysteries is an ideal introduction..to Sister Fidelma; a beguiling figure... A girl with definite ideas and distinct authority; a girl for our times as much as for her own' Historical Novels Review'This collection is an essential canonical text for Sister Fidelma acolytes' Publisher's Weekly'Fidelma's fans will welcome this first-ever collection, many stories of which are appearing here for the first time' Kirkus Reviews'A treasure trove of small gems for historical mystery fans' Booklist'A complex mesh of betrayals that also catch up the sleuth, exploiting both Fidelma's strengths and vulnerabilities' Kirkus Reviews'Beguiling' Peterborough Evening TelegraphPeter Tremayne's collection of Celtic mysteries is an ideal introduction to Sister Fidelma; a beguiling figure... A girl with definite ideas and distinct authority; a girl for our times as much as for her own - HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEWACT OF MERCY'The background detail is brilliantly defined... Wonderfully evocative' The TimesThis collection is an essential canonical text for Sister Fidelma acolytes - PUBLISHERS WEEKLYVALLEY OF THE SHADOW'Tremayne's discriminating sense of history distinguishing ever-finer conflicts...creates an equally complex mystery for history-mad readers with eyes as sharp as Fidelma's' Kikus ReviewsA treasure trove of small gems for historical mystery fans - BOOKLISTPraise for previous novels:'The Sister Fidelma books give the readers a rattling good yarn. But more than that, they bring vividly and viscerally to life the fascinating lost world of the Celtic Irish. I put down The Spider's Web with a sense of satisfaction at a good story well told, but also speculating on what modern life might have been like had that civilisation survived' Ronan Bennett'sister Fidelma is fast becoming a world ambassador for ancient Irish culture' Irish Post'A heroine whom many readers will willingly follow' Kirkus Reviews;'A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing, difficult to put down' PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY; 'Definately an Ellis Peter competitor...the background detail is marvellous' EVENING STANDARD;

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HEMLOCK AT VESPERS is the first anthology of Celtic mysteries featuring Sister Fidelma

Long Description

Sister Fidelma originally made her debut in short story form. The red-haired, sharp-witted,and astonishingly wise religieuse captured the hearts of many readers as she successfully tackled the most baffling of crimes in her other role as advocate of the law courts of Ireland, using the ancient Brehon Law system. With its breathtaking range of settings and crimes and its fascinating insights into Celtic culture, HEMLOCK AT VESPERS is guaranteed to entertain and intrigue.

Review Quote

VALLEY OF THE SHADOW 'Tremayne's discriminating sense of history distinguishing ever-finer conflicts...creates an equally complex mystery for history-mad readers with eyes as sharp as Fidelma's' Kikus Reviews

Promotional "Headline"

HEMLOCK AT VESPERS by Peter Tremayne is the must-have anthology of Celtic mysteries featuring Irish super sleuth Sister Fidelma

Description for Sales People

Peter Berresford Ellis is the established authority on the ancient Celts. He has had over 25 books published about the Celts and has frequently been interviewed on radio shows to talk about the subject.

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