A stranger murdered in a gruesome ritual. A prophetess foretelling the return of the ancient gods.

Sister Fidelma returns in the twenty-eighth gripping Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of THE SECOND DEATH and PENANCE OF THE DAMNED.

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Ireland, AD 671. On the eve of the pagan feast of Samhain, Brother Edulf and the warrior, Aidan, discover a man murdered in an unlit pyre in the heart of CashelHe has been dressed in the robes of a religieux and killed by the ritualistic ''three deaths''.

When a strange woman known as Brancheó appears in a raven-feather cloak foretelling of ancient gods returning to exact revenge upon the mortal world, she is quickly branded a suspect.
But in their search for the killer, Sister Fidelma and Eadulf will soon discover a darker shadow looming over the fortressFor their investigation is linked to a book stolen from the Papal Secret Archives which could destroy the New Faith in the Five Kingdoms...and Fidelma herself will come up against mortal danger before the case is unravelled.

What readers are saying about NIGHT OF THE LIGHTBRINGER:

''The story is crisp, the characters fascinating and the reading relaxing''

''Well-researched and well-plotted with interesting characters''

''As with any Sister Fidelma book, utterly fantasticA great read!''

Format Häftad Omfång 368 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Headline Publishing Group Utgivningsdatum 2018-03-08 ISBN 9781472238702