Peter Tremayne

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  • Bibliography:
    58 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1979
  • Latest Book:
    October 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Sister Fidelma Mystery

1 - Absolution by Murder (1994)
2 - Shroud for the Archbishop (Sep-1996)
3 - Suffer Little Children (Jul-1997)
4 - The Subtle Serpent (May-1998)
5 - The Spider's Web (Jun-1999)
6 - Valley of the Shadow (Mar-2000)
7 - The Monk Who Vanished (1999)
8 - Act of Mercy (1999)
9 - Hemlock at Vespers (Mar-2000)
10 - Our Lady of Darkness (Sep-2002)
11 - Smoke in the Wind (Mar-2003)
12 - The Haunted Abbot (May-2004)
13 - Badger's Moon (Mar-2005)
14 - The Leper's Bell (Jan-2006)
15 - Whispers of the Dead (May-2004)
16 - Master of Souls (Nov-2006)
17 - A Prayer for the Damned (Feb-2007)
18 - Council of the Cursed (Jul-2008)
19 - Dancing with Demons (Nov-2008)
20 - The Dove of Death (Nov-2010)
21 - Chalice of Blood (Nov-2011)
22 - Behold a Pale Horse (Jul-2012)
23 - The Seventh Trumpet (Jul-2013)
24 - Atonement of Blood (Jul-2014)
25 - The Devil's Seal (Aug-2015)
25.5 - The Lair of the White Fox (May-2016)
26 - The Second Death (Aug-2016)
27 - Penance of the Damned (Jul-2017)
28 - Night of the Lightbringer (Apr-2018)
29 - Bloodmoon (Oct-2018)
30 - Blood in Eden (Jul-2019)
31 - The Shapeshifter's Lair (Nov-2020)
32 - The House of Death (Sep-2021)
33 - Death of a Heretic (Aug-2022)

Book List in Order: 58 titles

  • The Revenge of Dracula

  • Bloodright

  • The Ants

  • Fires of Lan-Kern

  • Destroyers of Lan-Kern

  • Raven of Destiny

  • My Lady of Hybrasil

  • Zombie!

  • Bloodmist



  • Ravenmoon

    Set in a legendary Ireland of swirling mists and powerful magic, this is an adventure fantasy of heroes and gods and frightful creatures from the other world. Previous titles by this author include "Raven of Destiny" and the "Lan-Kern" trilogy....

  • Angelus!

  • The Return of Raffles

    At the end of 'A Thief in the Night', Bunny Manders, Raffles friend and fumbling, unwilling accomplice returns to London after being wounded in the Boer War. Raffles is believed to have been killed in the war. Bunny renews his friendship with a young...

  • Snowbeast!

  • Aisling

  • Swamp

    As one of the worst hurricanes ever to strike Florida menaces the state, a monstrous, flesh-eating reptilian creature out of the primitive past emerges from its lair in the Everglade swamps to kill whatever or whomever crosses its path....

  • Absolution by Murder

    • / Historical Mystery
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    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 1

    The King of Northumbria has requested the services of a wise counsel to decide the people's religious future. Among the select priests, elders, and scholars from Ireland and Rome is Sister Fidelma of Kildare. Trained as an advocate of the courts, she...

  • Kiss of the Cobra

    When Sir Keith Chase stumbled upon the sacred crypt of Monasha in West Bengal, it was the archaeological find of the century. What he did not know was that by breaking open the musty burial chamber, he had brought on himself one of the most ancient a...

  • Trollnight

    When American scientist Tony Stevens hears that his sister has been killed in a skiing accident in Oslo, he refuses to believe it. After much investigation, he discovers that whatever killed his sister is now after him....

  • Shroud for the Archbishop

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 2

    In the autumn of A.D. 664, Sister Fidelma has arrived in the Holy City of Rome, the capital of Christendom. The sharp-witted, outspoken young religieuse, trained in criminal investigation, is being called upon to solve a murder. The archbishop des...



  • Suffer Little Children

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 3

    In the Year of Our Lord 665, in the village of Muman, the Venerable Dacan, a beloved religious scholar, has been found brutally murdered. His friend, the impetuous ruler of a neighboring Irish kingdom, vows merciless revenge.... Sister Fidelma has...

  • The Subtle Serpent

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 4

    The abbey of The Salmon of the Three Wells is the perfect place for study and contemplation and an unlikely setting for murder. Yet on this tranquil southwest coast of Ireland, a headless female corpse has been unearthed. Now Sister Fidelma has been ...

  • Act of Mercy

    • / Historical Mystery
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    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 8

    DANGEROUS WATERS In the late autumn of A.D. 666, Sister Fidelma, an advocate of the Brehon law courts, embarks on a pilgrimage to contemplate her commitment to Ireland's Celtic Church and her relationship to the Saxon monk Eadulf. On a ship bound ...

  • The Monk Who Vanished

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    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 7

    WITHOUT A TRACE On a night in September of A.D. 666, an aged monk and a set of priceless holy relics disappear from the Abbey of Imleach. The missing artifacts belonged to St. Ailbe, who brought Christianity to the Irish kingdom of Muman in the fi...

  • The Spider's Web

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 5

    In the spring of A.D. 666, murder cast a shadow or the peaceful town of Araglin. The village chieftain was found dead, his assumed killer, a local deaf-mute, standing over him, holding a bloody knife. Advocate of the Brehon courts, Sister Fidelma ...

  • Hemlock at Vespers

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 9

    Sister Fidelma-an Eognacht princess and sister to the king of Cashel, a religieuse of the Celtic Church and an advocate of the Brehornn court-is one of the most interesting and compelling figures in contemporary mystery fiction. In this collection of...

  • Valley of the Shadow

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 6

    The year is A.D. 666. Dispatched to the valley of Gleann Geis as an emissary of her brother, the king of Muman, Sister Fidelma has been charged with a formidable task. She must entreat the chieftain of a Druid clan to allow the construction of a ...

  • Corpse on a Holy Day

    in And the Dying is Easy

    WHAT I SOLVED ON MY SUMMER VACATION. Detectives make their reputations solving cases of murder and mayhem. Ever wonder what happens when they try to get away from it all? In this summertime crime spree, twenty of today's best mystery writers--f...

  • Our Lady of Darkness

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 10

    Ariving home from a pilgrim voyage, Sister Fidelma is told that her faithful Saxon companion, Brother Eadulf, has been found guilty of murdering a young girl. She hastens to the capital of the neighbouring kingdom of Laigin, where he is being held, d...

  • Smoke in the Wind

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 11

    Seventh-century Ireland is a ray of reason in a darkening world--and in this compelling mystery series, Sister Fidelma must frequently draw upon her own illuminating intelligence to shed light on the darkest of crimes.... While Fidelma and her com...



  • The Passing Shadow

    in Death By Dickens

    The plot Dickens... In the pages of his novels, Charles Dickens railed against injustice in all its forms--the miserliness of Ebenezer Scrooge, the indifference of the aristocracy, the cruelty of Fagin. He captured the bitter unfairness of the cla...

  • The Haunted Abbot

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 12

    Fidelma of Cashel and her companion Brother Eadulf have one final journey to make before returning to Ireland. Invited to Aldred's Abbey, where Eadulf's childhood friend Brother Botulf is steward, they arrive at midnight during the pagan festival of ...

  • Whispers of the Dead

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 15

    Fidelma of Cashel - sister to the King of Muman, a religieuse of the Celtic Church and an advocate of the Brehon courts - returns in this new collection of fifteen tales. These stories of murder, mayhem, and mystery are not merely spellbinders but al...

  • Badger's Moon

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 13

    October, A.D. 667: Sister to one of the kings of Ireland religieuse of the Celtic Church, and advocate in local courts, Fidelma of Cashel is struggling with her most challenging role yet--that of mother. With her baby boy ever in mind, she takes on h...

  • An Ensuing Evil and Others

    One of the most highly regarded writers of historical mysteries, Peter Tremayne has written novels and stories that have been enjoyed by readers worldwide. For the first time, An Ensuing Evil and Others collects fourteen of his historical mysteries r...

  • The Leper's Bell

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 14

    In November of 667 A.D., Fidelma of Cashel has returned home to her brother's castle to discover that a servant, her son's nurse, has been found brutally murdered in the woods near town, and her son is missing, presumed kidnapped or worse. Sister Fid...

  • Master of Souls

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 16

    IN JANUARY OF A.D. 668, Fidelma of Cashel -- sister to the kings of Ireland and advocate of the Brehon law courts -- is called to investigate the brutal murder of Abbess Faife and the mysterious disappearance of six young female religieuses while on ...

  • A Prayer for the Damned

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 17

    In February of A.D. 668, Fidelma of Cashel and her companion Eadulf are about to get married. As the sister to a king, Fidelma's marriage ceremony is a major event in the kingdoms of Ireland, and the High King, as well as the other kings and prominen...

  • Council of the Cursed

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 18

    In 670 A.D. Fidelma of Cashel is asked to act as an advisor to the Irish delegation to a church council hostile to the Celtic Church. In an abbey in Burgundy, Bishop Leodegar of Autun has assembled church leaders from all over western Europe -- an as...

  • Dancing with Demons

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 19

    In the late 7th Century, the High King of Ireland is killed at night in the middle of his compound. Who killed him is not in question - there are unimpeachable witnesses that point directly to the clan chieftain responsible. Dubh Duin is, after all, ...



  • The Dove of Death

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 20

    In A.D. 670, an Irish merchant ship is attacked by a pirate vessel off the southern coast of the Breton peninsula. Merchad, the ship's captain, and Bressal, a prince from the Irish kingdom of Muman, are killed in cold blood after they have surrendere...

  • Chalice of Blood

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 21

    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...

  • Behold a Pale Horse

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 22

    A perplexing case of murder and conspiracy in the pagan wilds of Northern Italy In 664 A.D., just after the events detailed in Shroud for the Archbishop, Fidelma of Cashel takes a unexpected detour on her trip home from Rome. While in the port at ...

  • The Seventh Trumpet

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 23

    When a murdered corpse of an unknown young noble is discovered, Fidelma of Cashel is brought in to investigate, in Peter Tremayne's The Seventh Trumpet Ireland, AD 670. When the body of a murdered young noble is discovered not far from Cashel, the...

  • Atonement of Blood

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 24

    Winter, 670 AD. King Colgú has invited the leading nobles and chieftains of his kingdom to a feast day. Fidelma and her companion Eadulf are finally home for an extended stay, and have promised their son, Alchú, that they’ll be able to spend some...

  • The Devil's Seal

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 25

    Ireland, A.D. 671. An Anglo-Saxon delegation arrives in Cashel to debate the new religious rules that have been handed down from Rome. The Abbot of Imleach leads the Irish delegation, which is hostile to the new rules from outsiders. Among the Anglo-...

  • The Lair of the White Fox

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 25.5

    Can she untangle the truth in time to save an old friend?Travel back in time to the first ever case from super-sleuth, Sister Fidelma, in this gripping Celtic mini mystery. The perfect introduction to Peter Tremayne's highly-acclaimed historical crim...

  • The Second Death

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 26

    Ireland, A.D. 671. It is the beginning of the summer season and the Kingdom of Muman is preparing to celebrate the Great Fair of Cashel. It is an extravagant nine days of contests, food, and endless entertainment. Circumstances have led Fidelma and E...

  • Penance of the Damned

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 27

    Ireland, AD 671. King Colgú of Cashel is shocked to learn that his loyal Chief Bishop and advisor has been murdered in the old enemy fortress of the Uí Fidgente. When word reaches Cashel that the culprit will be executed under new law, a larger con...

  • Night of the Lightbringer

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 28

    A stranger murdered in a gruesome ritual. A prophetess foretelling the return of the ancient gods: the intriguing new Sister Fidelma mystery. Ireland, AD 671. On the eve of the pagan feast of Samhain, Brother Edulf and the warrior, Aidan, discover...



  • Bloodmoon

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 29

    A secret mission. A murdered abbot. A false accusation: the compelling new Sister Fidelma mystery. Ireland, AD 671. Sister Fidelma has a mission, and she is sworn by oath to reveal her purpose to no other. The secret investigation leads her and h...

  • Blood in Eden

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 30

    An unputdownable mystery of bloodshed and betrayal featuring 7th-century Irish sleuth Sister Fidelma Ireland, AD 671. The hamlet of Cloichín is said to be a veritable Eden, with its prosperous farms and close-knit, friendly community. But af...

  • The Shapeshifter's Lair

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 31

    Sister Fidelma returns in the thirty-first Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne. Ireland. AD 672. The body of a dead man has been found on a lonely mountain road and taken to the isolated abbey of Gleann Da Loch for a proper burial. The abbot quickly id...

  • The House of Death

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 32

    Sister Fidelma returns in the thirty-second Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne. Ireland. AD 672. The Feast of Beltaine is approaching and the seven senior princes of the kingdom of Muman are gathering at Cashel to discuss King Colgu's policies. Just da...

  • Death of a Heretic

    A Sister Fidelma Mystery - 33

    The suspicious death of a foreign bishop brings trouble to Sister Fidelma and the kingdom of Muman. Ireland. AD 672. The abbey of Muman at Imleach Iubhair is being renovated when its guests' hostel burns to the ground. There is one fatality: Bishop B...

  • Revenge of the Stormbringer

    Summer, AD 672. Princess Gelgeis has arrived in Cashel with her personal bodyguard, a troop of female warriors called the Daughters of the Storm. When one of them is found slain next to the sleeping chamber of the newly married king and queen and, a ...

  • Prophet of Blood

    Autumn, AD 672. While out walking, Abbot Brocc was shocked to encounter the sinister apparition of a young woman, cloaked entirely in grey, who foretold his impending death. Dismissing the soothsayer's words, Brocc nevertheless felt concerned enough ...

  • Dracula, My Love

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  • Wondersmith and Other Macabre Tales

    • / Science Fiction
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    Readers of fantasy have always been aware of the Celtic influences on the development of fantasy literature. Irish writers, in particular, have had the most proffound effect on fantasy writing and especially on the macabre fantasy tale. In fact six o...

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Peter Tremayne has published 58 books.

The next book by Peter Tremayne, Prophet of Blood, will be published in October 2024.

The first book by Peter Tremayne, The Revenge of Dracula, was published in January 1979.

Yes. Peter Tremayne has 1 series.
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