The Chalice of Blood
A Sister Fidelma Mystery by Peter Tremayne
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Location(s) referenced in The Chalice of Blood: Ireland
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The Chalice of Blood by Peter Tremayne
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-312-55121-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-55121-6
Publication Date: October 2011
List Price: $25.99
Synopsis (from the publisher): Ireland AD 670: When an eminent scholar is found murdered in his cell in the Abbey of Lios Mor, fear spreads among his brethren. His door was secured from the inside, with no other means of exit. How did the murderer escape? And what was the content of the manuscripts apparently stolen from the scholar's room?
Abbot Iarnla insists on sending for Sister Fidelma and her companion Brother Eadulf to investigate the killing. But even before they reach the abbey walls, there is an attempt on their lives. As the mystery deepens, Fidelma and Eadulf must also wrestle with problems of their own, problems which threaten to separate them forever …