Behold a Pale Horse
The brilliant new novel by the internationally bestselling author of the Sister Fidelma mystery series.
AD 664: Sister Fidelma finds herself in the seaport of Genua, en route from Rome back to her native Cashel. Her old teacher, Brother Ruadán, lies dying in the abbey of Bobium - an isolated abbey in a disturbed country where even the Christians are in bloody conflict with one another and the worship of the pagan gods often prevails. Fidelma is determined to see Brother Ruadán before he dies. But from the moment she enters the beautiful valley of the Trebbia, there is danger on every side. Her dying teacher's last words send her off on her most dangerous adventure where murder follows murder and a vicious civil war threatens before an extraordinary conspiracy is revealed. And from the start, Fidelma is on her own...
FictionHistoricalMystery & DetectiveCrime
RELEASED2011
PUBLISHERHeadline
LENGTH370
LANGUAGEEN
**Peter Berresford Ellis** is a British historian, literary biographer, and novelist who has published over 98 books to date either under his own name or his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. He has also published 100 short stories. Under Peter Tremayne, he is the author of the international bestselling Sister Fidelma historical mystery series. His work has appeared in 25 languages. (pen name used by Peter Berresford Ellis - also writes as Peter MacAlan) (re: Bram Stoker)
Behold a Pale Horse
The brilliant new novel by the internationally bestselling author of the Sister Fidelma mystery series.
AD 664: Sister Fidelma finds herself in the seaport of Genua, en route from Rome back to her native Cashel. Her old teacher, Brother Ruadán, lies dying in the abbey of Bobium - an isolated abbey in a disturbed country where even the Christians are in bloody conflict with one another and the worship of the pagan gods often prevails. Fidelma is determined to see Brother Ruadán before he dies. But from the moment she enters the beautiful valley of the Trebbia, there is danger on every side. Her dying teacher's last words send her off on her most dangerous adventure where murder follows murder and a vicious civil war threatens before an extraordinary conspiracy is revealed. And from the start, Fidelma is on her own...
FictionHistoricalMystery & DetectiveCrime
RELEASED2011
PUBLISHERHeadline
LENGTH370
LANGUAGEEN
**Peter Berresford Ellis** is a British historian, literary biographer, and novelist who has published over 98 books to date either under his own name or his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. He has also published 100 short stories. Under Peter Tremayne, he is the author of the international bestselling Sister Fidelma historical mystery series. His work has appeared in 25 languages. (pen name used by Peter Berresford Ellis - also writes as Peter MacAlan) (re: Bram Stoker)
