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I am a big Sister Fidelma fan. I read this book on Kindle & was a bit disappointed. The setting for this book is the European continent (as opposed to the Irish island)in the 7th century AD. I found it very frustrating that I couldn't place the location in my mind because I wasn't sufficiently versed in the ancient place names for the area & whether the location was Brittany or Burgundy. I don't know if the paper edition included a map, but a map would have been very enlightening. Actually, an actual map of the setting & a fictitious map of the relation of the fictional locations to each other would have been ideal.The events of the book occur as Fidelma & Aedulf are returning from the Conference at Atun in Burgandy, France which is the setting of the book immediately preceding this one The Council of the Cursed (The Sister Fidelma of Cashel). The pair are onboard a ship when they are attacked by pirates & end up marooned on a small island where they are assisted by a monk. They make their way back to the mainland where they attempt to identify and apprehend the pirates.
While I am aware that the rift between the Celtic Church & Rome was a major component of the time period in which Fidelma lives, the constant encounter of nasty, oppositional clerics over the course of a number of books is beginning to wear on me. Conversely, I felt the differences between the 7th century Irish culture & the culture of Brittany, which is alluded to in the book, could have been further elucidated.
The characters were well drawn, as one would expect from Mr. Tremayne, but the sheer number of new characters was daunting. The plotting was excellent and kept me riveted until the final page. I feel a mystery should keep you guessing until the end, but leave you looking back & saying, "Of course! I should have seen that." The author doesn't disappoint in this regard at all.
If you are a fan, you won't want to miss this, but it is not the best of the series nor one to start with if you are a newcomer to Sister Fidelma's world.
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The Dove of Death Peter Tremayne Caroline Lennon 9781407914107 Books Reviews
Tremayne is a great writer and I always enjoy his books featuring Fidelma. This book was marginally less than his best and was a little bit hard to follow through all the circumstantial events that were used to prove guilt.
Received this item as described. Recommend Seller highly. A++++
This is a good story but not the best of the series. I always enjoy the Sister Fidelma stories. This volume does not have as much historical background information as most of the series do, some just not as much, and I very much like the historical detail. It is not set in Ireland, but in Brittany.
Also, this story is very formula. The author is cranking one out to meet the publisher's deadline, too easy to guess "who done it" and why. For that reason, I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars.
An exciting tale that takes one on a journey to different places and new people. The complexities of human nature are so entwined. Read and enjoy a different country and way of life. With two amazing people.
Fidelma and Eadulf are returning home from the last book and chance upon her cousin in Breton as well as the ship's captain from a while ago. The ship is taken by pirates and those men are killed while Fidelma and Eadulf jump into the sea. Fidelma's sense of honor demands she find the culprit. As usual she finds much more. The culprits were easier to discover than the motives, but fun to follow along with Fidelma in a foreign land with dubious authority.
This is one of the Fidelma mysteries, and if you're in to this series, you'll want to read them all. Best start with the first, and go on from there. Written by a professor, and one can tell immediately, since he won't stop lecturing! Better refrain from reading these books if you don't like lectures in history, theology and pre-medieval Irish law... and an other warning don't try to pronounce the unpronouncable Gaelic and ancient Briton, lest you sprain your tongue. If all this does nothing but attract you, by all means buy them all and you'll have loads of fun joining the Fidelma fanclub!
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When I try to imagine travel in the seventh century I see a dangerous adventure that requires a lot of effort. The Dove of Death is a story about the journey Sister Fidelma and her husband Eadulf take to return to Ireland from south eastern France.
First if one takes a route on land, roads in that part of Europe are rather crude, mostly dirt paths going up and down hills and mountains that may allow one to travel fifteen miles each day. Water travel is better as it requires less effort fro the traveler. When you cross part of what we now call the Atlantic Ocean, you might encounter pirates. I would be tempted to travel with an army, but that might lead to war.
Fidelma and Eadulf encounter pirates while crossing the ocean. The pirates are a brutal lot and, after the boat surrenders, kill both the boat captain and Fidelma's cousin, a royal emissary traveling to Cashel to see Fidelma's brother the king. Eadulf and Fidelma escape by jumping overboard, losing all their luggage and money. .
Our travelers become involved in a political power struggle that costs the lives of several local citizens and threatens Fidelma as well.
The mystery of this book is Fidelma investigating the murder of her cousin. The investigation is complex with Fidelma getting only reluctant help from the locals. The final resolution is much simpler than most of Fidelma's work, but the descriptions of the locale and customs are superior.
The Dove Of Death is an excellent mystery and a well told story...I recommend this book.
I am a big Sister Fidelma fan. I read this book on & was a bit disappointed. The setting for this book is the European continent (as opposed to the Irish island)in the 7th century AD. I found it very frustrating that I couldn't place the location in my mind because I wasn't sufficiently versed in the ancient place names for the area & whether the location was Brittany or Burgundy. I don't know if the paper edition included a map, but a map would have been very enlightening. Actually, an actual map of the setting & a fictitious map of the relation of the fictional locations to each other would have been ideal.
The events of the book occur as Fidelma & Aedulf are returning from the Conference at Atun in Burgandy, France which is the setting of the book immediately preceding this one The Council of the Cursed (The Sister Fidelma of Cashel). The pair are onboard a ship when they are attacked by pirates & end up marooned on a small island where they are assisted by a monk. They make their way back to the mainland where they attempt to identify and apprehend the pirates.
While I am aware that the rift between the Celtic Church & Rome was a major component of the time period in which Fidelma lives, the constant encounter of nasty, oppositional clerics over the course of a number of books is beginning to wear on me. Conversely, I felt the differences between the 7th century Irish culture & the culture of Brittany, which is alluded to in the book, could have been further elucidated.
The characters were well drawn, as one would expect from Mr. Tremayne, but the sheer number of new characters was daunting. The plotting was excellent and kept me riveted until the final page. I feel a mystery should keep you guessing until the end, but leave you looking back & saying, "Of course! I should have seen that." The author doesn't disappoint in this regard at all.
If you are a fan, you won't want to miss this, but it is not the best of the series nor one to start with if you are a newcomer to Sister Fidelma's world.
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