The Subtle Serpent

Pages: 339
Published: 1996
Language: English

In 7th-century Ireland, Sister Fidelma is called to a remote abbey to identify a headless body found in a well. Her investigation deepens when she discovers an abandoned merchant ship drifting nearby with its entire crew missing. As a legal advocate and sister to the king, Fidelma must untangle a web of religious and political secrets to keep the kingdom from falling into chaos.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Tense Atmospheric Intellectual

Court Intrigue Mystery Box

Crime Historical Fiction Law Medieval Mystery Amateur Sleuth History Political Thriller

Peter Berresford Ellis

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)