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Fidelma is on her way to the religious community of the salmon of the three wells, located within the kingdom of her brother king colgu, to investigate the murder of an unknown woman her body found naked, headless, in a well, clutching a simple cross. The sister fidelma mystery series in order peter tremayne. The subtle serpent sister fidelma, book 4 by peter tremayne. As she outwits the dullwitted and silences the foolish with a quick comment, the reader is inclined to murmur bravo. Valley of the shadow sister fidelma mysteries book 6. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Thespiders web, the valley of shadow and the monk vanished. Peter tremayne author peter tremayne is a pseudonym of peter berresford ellis, a renowned scholar who has written extensively on the ancient celts and the irish.
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