Bibliograph

A mass for the dead, Susan McDuffie

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A mass for the dead, Susan McDuffie

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A mass for the dead

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Susan McDuffie

Series statement

Five star mystery

Summary

Scotland, 1373, The Hebrides: Crispinus, the head of Oronsay Priory, is found strangled in the middle of the tidal strand separating the holy island of Oronsay from the larger island of Colonsay. The Lord of the Isles assigns the task of finding the killer to Muirteach, the Prior's son. Crispinus leaves behind a mistress and several other children, in addition to his embittered eldest son, who is thankful he will never hear the words, "My bastard son, the cripple" again.Muirteach searches for his father's murderer, aided by the physician Fearchar Beaton and Fearchar's daughter, Mariota. The killer strikes again, the Lord of the Isles wants the mystery solved quickly, before the Pope and King learn of it, and Muirteach must face his own troubled relationship with his father while he strives to find the killer. The investigation plunges Muirteach deep into a whirlpool of deceit, long buried sins, and treachery, from which no one emerges unscathed. A fine mystery, full of deception, personal turmoil, treachery, and romantic attraction

Target audience

adult

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