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In the year 664, King Oswy of Northumbria convenes a synod at Whitby to decide whether the Roman or Celtic Christian church shall dominate his realm. The event is threatened when Abbess Etain, a leading Celtic advocate, is murdered. Facing the risk of civil war, Oswy summons Sister Fidelma, a nun from the Celtic Church and a skilled Brehon judge, and Brother Eadulf, a Roman cleric from a family of magistrates, to uncover the culprit. As additional killings surface and a treasonous plot against the king threatens, Fidelma and Eadulf must race against time to protect the kingdom and maintain the delicate balance between the competing churches.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Peter Berresford Ellis
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