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| Original Title: | The Spider's Web (Sister Fidelma, #5) |
| ISBN: | 0747252874 (ISBN13: 9780747252870) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Sister Fidelma #5 |
Peter Tremayne
Paperback | Pages: 337 pages Rating: 4.1 | 1206 Users | 62 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Spider's Web (Sister Fidelma #5) |
| Author | : | Peter Tremayne |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 337 pages |
| Published | : | 1997 by Headline |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Historical Mystery |
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Irish super-sleuth Sister Fidelma is faced with a challenging and disturbing case to investigate in THE SPIDER'S WEB, Peter Tremayne's fifth unputdownable Celtic mystery.PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: 'The background detail is brilliantly defined . . . wonderfully evocative' The Times, 'A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing' Publishers Weekly
Ebert is not a man to make enemies. He is a chieftain with a reputation for kindliness and generosity. Yet, one night, his household is aroused by a scream from his chamber. The servants burst in to find Móen, a young man to whom Eber had extended his protection, crouched over the bloody body of the chieftain. Móen's clothes are drenched in Eber's blood and he is clutching a bloodstained knife in his hand.
There seems no doubt of culpability, but why did Móen kill the gentle and courteous Eber? The problem is exacerbated by the fact that Móen himself cannot tell them - for he is deaf, dumb and blind...
Sister Fidelma, advocate of the ancient Irish law courts, is compelled to begin an investigation of the killing in order to present an argument on Móen's behalf before he is condemned. Assisted by Brother Eadulf, Fidelma finds that the path to truth twists and turns with the sinister forces of primitive passions and subtle ambitions - and leads inexorably to a final, stunning denouement.
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'Another great read, full of interesting insight into the times, the prejudices and superstitions, whilst playing out the complex details of the plot'
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Ratings: 4.1 From 1206 Users | 62 ReviewsCrit Out Of Books The Spider's Web (Sister Fidelma #5)
Interesting, but not something to make me go out and buy everything else by this author.I found the descriptions of medieval Irish law intriguing, but the main character was a bit too perfect.Still enjoying Sister Fidelma. Still learning delicious facts.
We start with Fidelma as a judge, which is quite exciting, and her decision in favor of a young man who is being dispossessed of his farm by his uncle is only the beginning of a tangled case where nearly all the characters are unreliable. Some ongoing series plot stuff is nice, though Fidelma could really stand to be more human.
When I first started reading this series in 2007, I was unaware that I was reading the books completely out of order. I was just reading them because I loved the stories and because they were there in the Library. However, it wasnt long before I ran out of the books and moved on to other reads. Now, I have managed to obtain all except for #28 in the series - and this time I am reading them in order including the 8 books I had previously read.This one is yet another that I hadnt read before and
I am really enjoying this series and I hope to find more of them. I love the settings and the interactions between the characters. I am also learning some Irish history along the way. Looking forward to the next one.
Excellent mystery around a 7th century Irish community---where there is no straight path to the truth, only a spider web of intrigue. Sister Fidelma is a Brehon Court Advocate (Judge) and goes to learn the truth about murders in the community. This is a tremendous book for history buffs of Ireland. It explores the conflicts between the early Catholic Church in Rome and the Christian Church in Ireland, which was built on traditional laws of the Irish. Most of all, for me, some of the theological
Tremayne's Sr. Fidelma mysteries get better -- in writing, in mood, in characterization -- with each succeeding volume!I also love how he brings ancient Ireland (7th century) alive, with its rugged land, breath-taking beauty, and its clash of civilizations: between Celt and Irish, the rigid Catholicism of Rome vs. the more inclusive and relaxed type in Ireland, and between the old religions and Christianity.The old adage "Not everything is as it seems" is triply applicable to this story in which
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