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  The Subtle Serpent: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland (Sister Fidelma Mysteries (Paperback))

  by Peter Tremayne

  In the fourth book in this acclaimed Irish medieval mystery series, Sister Fidelma investigates a murder at a remote abbey, only to encounter the strange disappearance of a ship and its entire crew... "The literary successor to Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael." -- Southern Star (Ireland) "One of the most intriguing new characters in detective fiction."-- Book & Magazine Collector "A heroine whom many... (more)
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  A Small Death in Lisbon

  by Robert Wilson

  A sex slaying in modern-day Lisbon. A secret in 1941 Berlin. The shocking connection makes this the most talked-about thriller in years. "Seductive...compelling." ( Los Angeles Times ) "Fascinating...wonderfully rich." ( Chicago Tribune ) " A taut international thriller." ( Time )
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  Brother Cadfael: Book 1

  A Morbid Taste for Bones

  by Ellis Peters

  Brother Cadfael travels to the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin in order to acquire the relics of St. Winifred and finds himself in the middle of a bizarre mystery when the leading opponent to moving the bones is murdered. Reprint.
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  Brother Cadfael: Book 4

  St. Peter's Fair

  by Ellis Peters

  A pause in the civil war offers Shrewsbury's townsfolk hope that the upcoming fair will be successful, but the discovery of the body of a wealthy merchant could destroy that hope. Reprint. K.
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  Brother Cadfael: Book 2

  One Corpse Too Many

  by Ellis Peters

  When Shrewsbury Castle falls during a war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud, Brother Caedfael makes another grim discovery--a strangled corpse lying among the dead--and vows to find the murderer. Reprint. PW.
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  Suffer Little Children (A Mystery of Ancient Ireland)

  by Peter Tremayne

  In A.D. 644, a respected scholar of the Celtic Church is murdered during a visit to the Irish Kingdom of Muman. The kingdom's ruler summons Sister Fidelma to solve the brutal murder, but her time is limited. The victim, as it turns out, was a comrade of the arrogant King of Fearna, who threatens war over the suspicious death of his friend. But during her inquiries, Sister Fidelma comes to realize that there is... (more)
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  The Vesuvius Club: A Bit of Fluff (Lucifer Box Novels)

  by Mark Gatiss

  Meet Lucifer Box: Equal parts James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, with a twist of Monty Python and a dash of Austin Powers, Lucifer has a charming countenance and rapier wit that make him the guest all hostesses must have. And most do. But few of his conquests know that Lucifer is also His Majesty's most daring secret agent, at home in both London's Imperial grandeur and in its underworld of despicable vice. So when... (more)
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  Brother Cadfael: Book 3

  Monk's Hood

  by Ellis Peters

  When Gervase Bonel, a guest at the Shrewsbury Abbey, takes ill, Brother Cadfael, an expert herbalist, runs to his side, only to discover that his patient has been poisoned by monk's hood oil taken from Cadfael's own laboratory. Reprint.
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  The Spider's Web

  by Peter Tremayne

  The fifth book in the Irish medieval mystery series finds Sister Fidelma investigating a murder in a seemingly tranquil town, only to uncover a web of secrets that everyone wants to keep hidden. And now she must race to discover the truth before she becomes the next victim.... "<Sister Fidelma is> a brilliant and beguiling heroine."- Publishers Weekly "The literary successor to Ellis Peters' Brother... (more)
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  Absolution by Murder (A Sister Fidelma Mystery: A Celtic Mystery)

  by Peter Tremayne

  In a new entry in a mystery series set in medieval England, a whodunit set in seventh-century Ireland finds young Sister Fidelma of Kildare searching for the killer of a renowned Celtic abbess at a Church convocation. Reprint. PW. "
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  Shroud for the Archbishop (Sister Fidelma Mysteries (Paperback))

  by Peter Tremayne

  The second book in the first-ever Irish medievalmystery series features Celtic nun Sister Fidelma assigned to investigate the horrible death of Wighard, Archbishop Designate of Canterbury. In the autumn of A.D. 664, the Archbishop is found dead, garrotted in his chambers, and a monk has been arrested fleeing the scene of the crime. Convinced of his innocence, Sister Fidelma joins Brother Eadulf of the Roman Church... (more)
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  People of the Book: A Novel

  by Geraldine Brooks

  From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of March , the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book is one of the earliest Jewish... (more)
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  Hemlock at Vespers : fifteen Sister Fidelma mysteries

  by Peter Tremayne

  Sister Fidelma-an Eognacht princess and sister to the king of Cashel, a religieuse of the Celtic Church and an advocate of the Brehornn court-is one of the most interesting and compelling figures in contemporary mystery fiction. In this collection of short mysteries, Tremayne fills in many of the background details of Fidelma and seventh-century Ireland not found in the novels, and weaves his always-beguiling mix... (more)