Peter Tremayne: Penance of the Damned (USA 2017) From the Publisher: Dispatched to investigate, Fidelma and her companion Eadulf discover that the man facing punishment is Gormán -- commander of the King's bodyguard. But Fidelma cannot believe Gormán would carry out such an act -- and yet he was found locked in a chamber with the body, weapon in hand. The evidence is stacked against him. If they are to exonerate Gormán and keep the peace between the kingdoms, Fidelma and Eadulf must find the true culprit. As the threat of war looms, the date of execution drawers ever closer... Peter Tremayne: Penance of the Damned. A Mystery of Ancient Ireland. St. Martin's Press, ISBN: 9781250119643 (July, 2017), 338 p., $27.99, eBook $14.99.
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Peter Tremayne: Penance of the Damned (UK 2017) From the Publisher: When news comes to Cashel that Chief Bishop and advisor to King Colgú of Muman has been murdered within the fortress of the Uí Fidgente, it is a shock for all concerned. The Uí Fidgente are the long-time enemies of King Colgú's family, and terrible conflict is threatened when the King learns that the culprit will be executed under new ecclesiastical rules. As Colgú dispatches his sister Fidelma and her companion, Eadulf, to investigate, it seems there there is no uncertainty about the person who killed the abbot. But the man facing death is Gormán, commander of the King's élite bodyguard and son of Fidelma's closest friend. Now Fidelma and Eadulf must face old enemies as they struggle to find an alternative to the apparent fact of Gormán's guilt. And with the threat of war looming, time is running out to the allotted moment of Gormán's execution... Peter Tremayne: Penance of the Damned. A Sister Fidelma Mystery. Headline, ISBN: 9781472208385 (March, 2017), 352 p., £8.99.
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Peter Tremayne: Penance of the Damned (UK 2016) From the Publisher: Ireland, AD 671. King Colgú of Cashel is shocked to learn that his loyal Chief Bishop and advisor has been murdered in the old enemy fortress of the Uí Fidgente. When word reaches Cashel that the culprit will be executed under new law, a larger conflict threatens. Dispatched to investigate, Sister Fidelma and her companion Eadulf discover that the man facing punishment is Gormán - commander of the King's bodyguard. But Fidelma cannot believe Gormán would carry out such an act - and yet he was found locked in a chamber with the body, weapon in hand. The evidence is stacked against him. If they are to save Gormán and keep the peace between the kingdoms, Fidelma and Eadulf must find the true culprit. As the threat of war looms, the date of execution drawers ever closer... Peter Tremayne: Penance of the Damned. A Sister Fidelma Mystery. Headline, ISBN: 9781472208378 (July, 2016), 352 p., £19.99, eBook £19.99.
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