Anna S. (annapi) reviewed on 1/2/2010 + 334 more book reviews

I wavered between 3 and 4 stars for this, but it kept me awake finishing it even though I was sleepy, so I'll round it up to 4. Sister Fidelma is on a pilgrimage to the Iberian peninsula to help her sort out her feelings for Brother Eadulf. When she boards the ship she is dismayed to discover that among her fellow pilgrims is her first love Cian, a former warrior now unaccountably a religieuse, who had broken her heart 10 years ago. After a storm they discover one of the passengers missing and presume she has been lost overboard, but Fidelma discovers a blood-stained cloak that leads her to suspect murder. The body count continues to mount and Fidelma finds herself a target of the murderer as she tries to uncover the truth. Tremayne is adept at unexpected twists and turns and the shipboard setting makes for an interesting glimpse of seafaring life in the 7th century.

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