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A review by zurpel
Tod in der Königsburg by Friedrich Baadke, Peter Tremayne
4.0
So far the best Fidelma book I've read (which I have to admit is only the third after [b:Valley of the Shadow|1525161|Valley of the Shadow (Sister Fidelma, #6)|Peter Tremayne|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184721116s/1525161.jpg|1517089] and [b:Smoke in the Wind|379141|Smoke in the Wind (Sister Fidelma, #11)|Peter Tremayne|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309211278s/379141.jpg|1856031]). The story begins with two apparently unrelated incidents: Firstly a monk vanishes along with a set of holy relics. Secondly two lords from adversarial groups are injured when an archer shoots at them when they arrive for peace talks. One of those lords is Fidelma's brother, the king, and his enemies at once suspect him of plotting against them while his allies suspect the other party. It is decided that a court of law should be held to settle the matter. For this Fidelma as the advocate for her brother has nine days time to prepare her defence. Every new clue she finds seems to lead to a new mystery instead of a solution.
As always I find the insight into old Irish law very interesting, being a law student myself. But the law doesn't take over too much of the story, which makes it interesting and suspenseful for everyone who likes a good mystery. I enjoyed myself very much indeed and only began to suspect the solution near the end.
As always I find the insight into old Irish law very interesting, being a law student myself. But the law doesn't take over too much of the story, which makes it interesting and suspenseful for everyone who likes a good mystery. I enjoyed myself very much indeed and only began to suspect the solution near the end.