The Leper's Bell - Hardcover

Tremayne, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312323433 ISBN 13: 9780312323431

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2005

Synopsis

In November of 667 A.D., Fidelma of Cashel has returned home to her brother's castle to discover that a servant, her son's nurse, has been found brutally murdered in the woods near town, and her son is missing, presumed kidnapped or worse. Sister Fidelma, sister to king of Muman in Ireland, an advocate of the Brehon courts, and a religieuse of the Celtic Church, and her husband Brother Eadulf now must face their most personal and baffling case ever. Is there a traitor at her brother's court? Are the Ui Fidgente, the old blood enemies of Fidelma's family, involved? And what is the role of the mysterious dwarf seen leaving the kingdom carrying a leper's bell? With few clues and precious little time, Fidelma must unravel this complicated puzzle in time to rescue her missing child.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Tremayne is the pseudonym of Peter Berresford Ellis, a well-known authority on the ancient Celts. As Tremayne, he is the author of  several books featuring Sister Fidelma, most recently Badger's Moon. He lives in London.

From Booklist:

In the fifteenth entry in the series, Sister Fidelma, seventh-century religieuse of the Celtic Church and advocate of the Irish Brehon Courts, faces her most personal and difficult case to date when her infant's nurse is found dead in the woods and her child is nowhere to be found. Together with her husband, Brother Eadulf, she launches a meticulous investigation into the circumstances surrounding her son's presumed kidnapping, but the meager clues point in multiple directions. Meanwhile, her marriage to Eadulf is strained not only by worry but also by the fact that her countrymen think she has married beneath her station. In addition, she is wracked by guilt over her previous irritation at the restrictions that being a wife and a mother impose on her personal freedom. Struggling to contain her emotions, she brings her formidable logic to bear on the case. Tremayne brings his customary attention to historical detail to a narrative that incorporates surprisingly modern concerns. Joanne Wilkinson
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About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0312323433
• ISBN 13: 9780312323431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288