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Shroud for the Archbishop (Sister Fidelma #2)

Peter Tremayne

Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

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Title	:	Shroud for the Archbishop (Sister Fidelma #2)
Author	:	Peter Tremayne
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	July 1st 1998 by Signet (first published September 1st 1996)
Categories	:	Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Historical Mystery. Crime

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Wighard, Archbishop designate of Canterbury, has been found dead, garrotted in his chambers in Rome's Lateran Palace in the autumn of A.D. 664. His murderer seems apparent to all, since an Irish religieux was arrested by the palace guards as he fled Wighard's chamber, but the monk denies responsibility for the crime, and the treasures missing from Wighard's chambers are nowhere to be found. The bishop in charge of affairs at the Lateran Palace suspects a political motive and is wary of charging someone without independent evidence. So he asks Sister Fidelma of the Celtic Church to look into Wighard's death. Fidelma (an advocate of the Brehon Court), working with Brother Eadulf of the Roman Church, quickly finds herself with very few clues, too many motives, a trail strewn with bodies--and very little time before the killer strikes again.

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ISBN:	0451193008 (ISBN13: 9780451193001)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Sister Fidelma #2
Characters:	Sister Fidelma, Brother Eadulf, Bishop Wighard
Setting:	Rome,664(Italy) Ireland

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I read this book for the Book For All Seasons group challenge to read a book reflecting our ethnic background- since my family is Irish-American (among other things), I figured Id revisit the Sister Fidelma mysteries. I read the first many years ago, so picked up with this the second in the series, which actually takes place in Rome.Fidelma is not just an Irish nun, she is also sister to a king and trained in Brehon law, the legal system of ancient Ireland. I find this series interesting because

Overall a good mystery, lots of twists and turns, I didn't really suspect the murderer until the end. Not sure that I'm a fan of the writing, though. Sister Fidelma is practically perfect in every way, and it gets a bit annoying after while. The author is also extremely detailed in everything and makes sure that every bit of history is explained, sometimes in such a way that it feels a bit like a textbook. I think I'll try another one in the series, hopefully the writing and character

While the history in the book is really interesting, the story just seemed to go on and on and on... <><

Sister Fidelma is a female version of Ellis Peters' character, Brother Cadfael.Fidelma is an Irish nun, who is also well educated in Irish Law and can speak several languages. Her partner in investigations, Brother Eadulf, is an English monk, who is also knowledgeable on various subjects, including how to be an apothecary. Fidelma and Eadulf are on opposing sides of Church belief-- Fidelma follows Columba and Eadulf follows Rome----but they complement each other very well.There is a garotted

Overall, I enjoy the Sister Fidelma series. This is the second book in the series, set in the seventh century and following the mystery solving Irish religious Sister Fidelma and her sidekick and amour, the Saxon Brother Eadulf. The author is Peter Berresford Ellis (writing under the name Peter Tremayne) who is a noted British historian and he includes some great historical details. This mystery was well thought out. I had an inkling of who the guilty parties might be, but the story was still



Better than the first book in the series, which is promising. Although, so far, these "mysteries of ancient Ireland" have been set in Whitby, England, and Rome, the protagonist seems to be heading back to Ireland for the third book. Tremayne is sometimes overly eager to show what an unconventional woman Sister Fidelma is, but perhaps her character, which shows great promise, will settle into itself with additional entries in the series. The plot is a good one and the setting and history are