Absolution by Murder (Sister Fidelma Mysteries Book 1)

ABSOLUTION BY MURDER is the captivating first novel in Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma series, set in 7th-century Ireland during the contentious Synod of Whitby. As tensions rise among church factions, a series of mysterious and violent deaths threaten to ignite civil conflict. Sister Fidelma, a skilled advocate of the Brehon Court, teams up with Brother Eadulf to investigate the murders amid political and religious upheaval, testing their partnership and the fragile peace of their communities.