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Laddar... Writ in Stone (2009)av Cora Harrison
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Ingår i serienBurren Mysteries (4)
Fiction.
Mystery.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:A Mystery of Medieval Ireland Christmas, 1510; the Burren, West coast of Ireland. Mara, Brehon of the Burren, has accepted the offer of marriage made by King Turlough Donn O'Brien, ruler of that tiny kingdom of stony land and terraced mountains on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. The marriage is planned to take place at the Cistercian Abbey on Christmas Day. But, on the eve of the marriage festivities, a man kneeling in prayer beside the tomb of an ancestor in the abbey church is violently battered to death. Who could have planned to kill the king? Or was it his cousin, Mahon O'Brien, who was the planned victim? And what part did the abbot, cousin to one man, and brother to the other, play in the tragedy? A heavy fall of snow has cut off the abbey from the outside world; the assassin must still be within the cloister walls. Mara must act quickly before a second death occurs. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Google Books — Laddar... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Klassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg:
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This mystery proceeded on somewhat different lines compared to the first book I read (Lady Judge) and revealed how complex the religious powers of Rome versus the older and traditional Irish ways were affecting everyone. At times I found all the different characters who were either lay people, abbey staff, royal cousins, Clan leaders or monks overly complex to have a sense of who might be the culprit.
Again, I deducted one star because the author manoeuvres the investigation so that Mara takes a foolish chance to confront the murderer alone and elicit a confession. Despite these misgivings, I highly recommend the story for its atmospheric writing, historical detail, and a suspenseful plot. ( )