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Title: Single Minded Sleuth
Review: If Sister Fidelma buttonholed me at a party I would probably chew my lapel off to escape. Not that I didn't like the book-- I did, but she is a relentless and single minded character. And poor Brother Eadulf the Saxon-- always having to play Watson to Fidelma's Sherlock Holmes.In this book she gets to be Judge, Advocate, Forensic Pathologist, Botanist and an expert at unarmed combat. Eadulf, on the other hand, sort of follows along providing occasional backup.While I'm not sure that I totally agree with Tremayne's view of 7th century Ireland, the books give a good view of a time and place not usually dealt with in light fiction. The homicide body count in Araglin is quite high, not to mention other assorted lesser crimes from cattle stealing to allowing your animals to trespass on a neighbor's land and defecate there (very disapproved of). But depend on Sister Fidelma to sort things out!
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