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The Chalice of Blood

A Mystery of Ancient Ireland

The Chalice of Blood( )
Author: Tremayne, Peter
Series title:Mysteries of Ancient Ireland Ser.
ISBN:978-1-250-00407-9
Publication Date:Aug 2012
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Imprint:Minotaur Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $20.99
Book Description:

"If there is anyone who has emerged from the crowded field of medieval mysteries to take the place of the late Ellis Peters, it is Peter Tremayne." --Denver Post on Master of Souls Ireland AD 670: When an eminent scholar is found murdered in his cell in the Abbey of Lios Mor, fear spreads among his brethren. His door was secured from the inside, with no other means of exit. How did the murderer escape? And what was the content of the manuscripts apparently...
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Book Details
Pages:384
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical
Fiction / Crime
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.5 x 0.85 Inches
Book Weight:1.07 Pounds
Author Biography
Tremayne, Peter (Author)
Peter Tremayne is the fiction writing pseudonym of the Celtic scholar and author Peter Berresford Ellis, who was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England on March 10, 1943. Even though he received a BA and an MA in Celtic Studies, he decided to become a journalist and worked at numerous weekly newspapers throughout England and Ireland. In 1968, he published is first book, Wales: A Nation Again, about the Welsh struggle for political independence. He became a full-time writer in 1975 and has published over 90 books under his own name and the pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. One of his best known works under his real name is The Cornish Language and its Literature, which is considered the definitive history of the language. In 1988, he received an Irish Post Award in recognition of his services to Irish historical studies. Under the pseudonym Peter Tremayne, he writes the Sister Fidelma Mystery series. He received the French Prix Historia for the best historical mystery novel of 2010 for Le Concile des Maudits (The Council of the Cursed).

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