Book
Hemlock at Vespers
2000
479 pages
CatholicsWomen detectivesSister Fidelma (Fictitious character)English Detective and mystery storiesEnglish Historical fictionFictionNunsHistoryFiction, mystery & detective, generalFidelma, sister (fictitious character), fictionFiction, mystery & detective, women sleuthsIreland, fiction
A collection of short stories featuring Sister Fidelma, a nun of the Celtic Church and advocate of Ireland's ancient Brehon law courts, offers background details of her life in seventh-century Ireland.
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