Peter Tremayne ist das Pseudonym eines anerkannten Historikers, der sich auf die versunkene Kultur der Kelten spezialisiert hat. In seinen im 7. Jahrhundert spielenden historischen Romanen löst Schwester Fidelma, eine irische Nonne von königlichem Geblüt und gleichzeitig Anwältin bei Gericht, auf kluge und selbstbewußte Art die schwierigsten Fälle. Wegen des großen internationalen Erfolgs seiner Serie um Schwester Fidelma wurde Peter Tremayne 2002 zum Ehrenmitglied der Irish Literary Society auf Lebenszeit ernannt.Schwester Fidelma und Bruder Eadulf sind seit kurzem verheiratet. Allerdings gibt es nach altirischem Brauch dafür ein Probejahr. Beide wurden von einem Freund Eadulfs in die Aldreds Abtei eingeladen. Als sie dort eintreffen, finden sie den Freund ermordet. In der Abtei gehen seltsame Dinge vor: Die Totenmesse für Eadulfs Freund wird durch einen weiteren Zwischenfall gestört, im nahen Moor spukt der Geist einer toten Frau. Dieser Geist soll sogar der fieberkranken Fidelma erschienen sein. Einer der Klosterbrüder hat es mit eigenen Augen gesehen. Im Kloster wird es zunehmend gefährlich, zudem der Abt Fidelma nun auch noch der Hexerei anklagt.Aus dem Englischen von Friedrich Baadke.Die Originalausgabe unter dem Titel »The Haunted Abbot« erschien 2002 bei Headline Book Publishing, London.

In the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a young nun, they set out for Shrewsbury, but disappear somewhere in the wild countryside. Now, Brother Cadfael embarks on a dangerous quest to find them.

Peter Leonard has already begun to establish himself as a distinctive, must-have voice in suspense fiction. Now he delivers his most compelling, most jaw-dropping novel yet, introducing us to a character you're not likely to forget anytime soon.The year is 1971. The place is Detroit. Harry Levin, a scrap metal dealer and Holocaust survivor, has just learned that his daughter was killed in a car accident. Traveling to Washington, DC to claim the body, he learns that the accident was caused by a German diplomat who was driving drunk. This is only the beginning of the horror for Harry, though, as he discovers that the diplomat will never face charges - he has already been released and granted immunity. Enraged and aggrieved, Harry discovers the identity of his daughter's killer, follows him to Munich, and hunts him down. What Harry finds out about the diplomat and his plans will explode his life and the lives of everyone around him.Brimming with action and dark humor, Voices of the Dead, firmly positions Peter Leonard as a writer ever suspense fan needs to read.

Peter Leonard has already begun to establish himself as a distinctive, must-have voice in suspense fiction. Now he delivers his most compelling, most jaw-dropping novel yet, introducing us to a character you're not likely to forget anytime soon.The year is 1971. The place is Detroit. Harry Levin, a scrap metal dealer and Holocaust survivor, has just learned that his daughter was killed in a car accident. Traveling to Washington, DC to claim the body, he learns that the accident was caused by a German diplomat who was driving drunk. This is only the beginning of the horror for Harry, though, as he discovers that the diplomat will never face charges - he has already been released and granted immunity. Enraged and aggrieved, Harry discovers the identity of his daughter's killer, follows him to Munich, and hunts him down. What Harry finds out about the diplomat and his plans will explode his life and the lives of everyone around him.Brimming with action and dark humor, Voices of the Dead, firmly positions Peter Leonard as a writer ever suspense fan needs to read.

Peter Tremayne ist das Pseudonym eines anerkannten Historikers, der sich auf die versunkene Kultur der Kelten spezialisiert hat.In seinen im 7. Jahrhundert spielenden historischen Romanen löst Schwester Fidelma, eine irische Nonne von königlichem Geblüt und gleichzeitig Anwältin bei Gericht, auf kluge und selbstbewußte Art die schwierigsten Fälle. Wegen des großen internationalen Erfolgs seiner Serie um Schwester Fidelma wurde Peter Tremayne 2002 zum Ehrenmitglied der Irish Literary Society auf Lebenszeit ernannt.Schwester Fidelma ist ins Reich des Königs von Laigin geeilt, um Bruder Eadulf, ihrem engsten Freund und Vertrauten, zu helfen, der dort unter Mordverdacht steht. Schon am nächsten Morgen soll er gehängt werden. Fidelma, fest von seiner Unschuld überzeugt, versucht erst einmal, Berufung gegen das offenbar vorschnell ausgesprochene Todesurteil einzulegen. Doch die Mächtigen in der Stadt und der großen Abtei haben viel zu verbergen und zeigen größeres Interesse an Eadulfs Tod als an der Wahrheit. Ein Fall, bei dem es für Fidelma um alles oder nichts geht.Die Originalausgabe unter dem Titel »Our Lady of Darkness« erschien 2000 bei Headline Book Publishing, London.

As Montrealer Catherine Day sets foot in a remote fishing village and starts asking around about her birth mother, the body of a woman dredges up in a fisherman’s nets. Not just any woman, though: Marie Garant, an elusive, nomadic sailor and unbridled beauty who once tied many a man’s heart in knots. Detective Sergeant Joaquin Morales, newly drafted to the area from the suburbs of Montreal, barely has time to unpack his suitcase before he’s thrown into the deep end of the investigation. On Quebec’s outlying Gaspé Peninsula, the truth can be slippery, especially down on the fishermen’s wharves. Interviews drift into idle chit-chat, evidence floats off with the tide and the truth lingers in murky waters. It’s enough to make DS Morales reach straight for a large whisky.

An invalid for most her life, Alice James is quite used to people underestimating her. And she generally doesn't mind. But this time she is not about to let things alone. Yes, her brother Henry may be a famous author, and her other brother William a rising star in the new field of psychology. But when they all find themselves quite unusually involved in the chase for a most vile new murderer—one who goes by the chilling name of Jack the Ripper—Alice is certain of two things:No one could be more suited to gather evidence about the nature of the killer than her brothers. But if anyone is going to correctly examine the evidence and solve the case, it will have to be up to her.

Roger the Chapman Mystery #19In fifteenth-century London, the child-king is not the only one under threat.1483. Amidst the chaos following the death of King Edward IV, Roger the Chapman is called to London to investigate a threat to the Godslove family.In the past year, there have been two deaths and a mysterious poisoning. Roger dismisses their worries at first but, when another member of the family disappears, he stumbles across a shocking secret that threatens to destroy the entire Godslove family…

Set in 1980 with flashbacks to the Vietnam War, this is a military espionage story. George Kelshaw is murdered, but what is in the mysterious package he carries and why does someone want to kill him for it? Seattle Times reporter Andrew Kincaid unravels the mystery and discovers the surprising truth about POWs and the MIA.