Super sleuth Sister Fidelma returns in the twenty-fourth historical mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of THE SEVENTH TRUMPET, THE SUBTLE SERPENT and many more.
PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: ''This is masterly storytelling from an author who breathes fascinating life into the world he is writing about'' Belfast Telegraph, ''The Background detail is brilliantly defined... wonderfully evocative'' The Times
Winter, 670 AD. King Colg- has invited the leading nobles and chieftains of his kingdom to a feast day. The gathering is interrupted by a religieux claiming that he has an important message for the King. Suddenly, the man, shouting ''Remember Liamuin!'' stabs King Colg-. The assassin is slain but Colg- is on the verge of death.
Who is Liamuin? It is a female name? Who is behind the assassination attempt? Colg-''s lawyer sister, Fidelma of Cashel, and her companion, Brother Eadulf are charged with solving the mystery
