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The Spiteful Shadow
2015
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3.94
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42
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From Peter Tremayne, highly acclaimed author of THE DEVIL'S SEAL and THE SECOND DEATH, comes a digital short story featuring much-loved Irish super-sleuth Sister Fidelma. PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA 'The Sister Fidelma books give the readers a rattling good yarn. But more than that, they bring vividly and viscerally to life the fascinating lost world of the Celtic Irish' Ronan Bennett When Sister Fidelma arrives at the great Abbey of Durrow on a visit to her old mentor Abbot Laisran, she finds the community reeling from an act of murder. One of their membership, Brother Sioda, has been discovered in his cell with multiple stab wounds to the heart. Everyone is certain that the eccentric Sister Scathach, who foretold the event through whisperings from the Otherworld, is responsible. But Sister Fidelma could never accept such an explanation. For sometimes it is the simplest solutions that hide the most unexpected truths . . . *Contains an extract from THE SECOND DEATH, Peter Tremayne's 26th mystery featuring Sister Fidelma* What readers are saying about THE SPITEFUL ' Contains all the elements expected of a Sister Fidelma mystery . Sharp and to the point . Excellent ' 'I never tire of reading about Sister Fidelma's adventures ' ' Gripping from beginning to end '

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Author

Peter Tremayne
Peter Tremayne
Author · 58 books
Peter Berresford Ellis (born 10 March 1943) is a historian, literary biographer, and novelist who has published over 90 books to date either under his own name or his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. He has also published 95 short stories. His non-fiction books, articles and academic papers have made him acknowledged as an authority on Celtic history and culture. As Peter Tremayne, he is the author of the international bestselling Sister Fidelma mystery series. His work has appeared in 25 languages.
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