Front flap: Sister Fidelma has recently completed her training as a lawyer in the courts of the Brehons. Even as a very young nun, she carries herself with remarkable confidence and is not easily deceived. She investigates during a pilgrimage in Rome, on her way back in Brittany, at the court of the Irish High King, and in both large and small Irish monasteries and tribal areas. Her deductive skills and her ability to track down even the most cunning crimes continually astonish and fascinate everyone she encounters. Back flap: Sister Fidelma investigates. On a storm-battered island, Sister Fidelma discovers the abbot of a small monastery has been stabbed to death. She searches for the thief of the sacred sword of the Irish High Kings and uncovers murders driven by revenge, jealousy, and the lust for power. Whether in monasteries, on pilgrimages, or in Tara.