Hemlock at Vespers

Sister Fidelma Mysteries

Peter Tremayne

За особеностите на екземпляра

Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Използвана книга, отлично книжно тяло, захабена предна корица.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр.

За изданието

Издателство:: Headline Publishing Group
Град на издаване:: London
Година:: 2000 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 464
Корици:: Меки
Категория:: Криминални романи
Тегло (гр.):: 261
Ширина (мм):: 110
Височина (мм):: 180
Дебелина (мм):: 30
ISBN:: 9780747264323

‘A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing... difficult to put down’ Publishers Weekly * Sister Fidelma originally made her debut as one of the decade’s most interesting sleuths in short story form. The red-haired, sharp-witted and astonishingly wise religieuse captured the hearts of many readers as she successfixlly tackled the most baffling of crimes in her other role as dálaigh - or advocate - of the law courts of Ireland, using the ancient Brehon Law system. It was the overwhelmingly enthusiastic response to these stories which launched Fidelma as the heroine of a bestselling series of Celtic crime novels, set during the mid-seventh century AD. But it also created a demand for further short stories. HEMLOCK AT VESPERS is the first collection of these stories ever to be published. With its breathtaking range of settings and crimes, it is guaranteed to entertain and intrigue - and is an anthology that no lover of Celtic culture or historical crime should be without. Don’t miss Peter Tremayne’s eight Celtic mysteries, all featuring Sister Fidelmr, and published by Headline (see inside for a full list of titles): ** ‘Wonderfully evocative’ The Times ‘Sister Fidelma is fast becoming a world ambassador for ancient Irish culture’ Irish Post ‘Definitely an Ellis Peters competitor... the background detail is marvellous’ *** Peter Tremayne is the fiction pseudonym of a well-known authority on the ancient Celts, who utilises his knowledge of the Brehon law system and seventh-century Irish society to create a new concept in detective fiction. This is Sister Fidelma’s ninth appearance in novel form: Absolution by Murder, Shroud for the Archbishop, Suffer Little Children, The Subtle Serpent, The Spider’s Web, Valley of the Shadow, The Monk Who Vanished and Act of Mercy are also available from Headline. ‘This collection is an essential canonical text for Sister Fidelma acolytes’ Publisher’s Weekly ‘Fidelma’s fans will welcome this first-ever collection, many stories of which are appearing here for the first time’ Kirkus Reviews ‘A treasure trove of small gems for historical mystery fans’ Booklist ‘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. I put down The Spider’s Web with a sense of satisfaction at a good story well told, but also speculating on what modem life might have been like had that civilisation survived’ Ronan Bennett To discover more about the world of Sister Fidelma, visit her own website at http://www.sisterfidelma.hypermart.net

Ключови думи: книги на английски език, криминални романи