Night of the Lightbringer - (Sister Fidelma Mystery) by Peter Tremayne (Paperback)

About the Book

Ireland, AD 671. On the eve of Samhain, a man dressed in the robes of a religieux is discovered murdered in an unlit pyre. When a strange woman appears in a raven-feather cloak foretelling of the return of ancient gods to wreak revenge, she is quickly branded a suspect. But Sister Fidelma discovers that all is not as it seems.

Book Synopsis

A stranger murdered in a gruesome ritual. A prophetess foretelling the return of the ancient gods: the intriguing new Sister Fidelma mystery.

Ireland, AD 671. On the eve of the pagan feast of Samhain, Brother Edulf and the warrior, Aidan, discover a man murdered in an unlit pyre in the heart of Cashel. He has been dressed in the robes of a religieux and killed by the ritualistic 'three deaths'.

When a strange woman known as Brancheó appears in a raven-feather cloak foretelling of ancient gods returning to exact revenge upon the mortal world, she is quickly branded a suspect. But in their search for the killer, Sister Fidelma and Eadulf will soon discover a darker shadow looming over the fortress. For their investigation is linked to a book stolen from the Papal Secret Archives which could destroy the New Faith in the Five Kingdoms...and Fidelma herself will come up against mortal danger before the case is unravelled

Review Quotes

"Tremayne effectively explores the era's religious schisms"-- "Publishers Weekly"