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Cora Harrison
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Publisher | MacMillan | ||
ISBN | 978-033044646 | ||
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Jayne
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Synopsis
Mara, Brehon of the Burren returns in another wonderful historical tale of murder and intrigue. The Michaelmas Fair is a time for the people of the Burren to gather together, buy and sell their wares, and give tribute to the lord of their clans. This year there's an undercurrent of anger - the new lord of the MacNamara clan has raised the tribute and his greedy steward Ragnall MacNamara, is not making himself a popular man. When his body is found in the churchyard, Mara has is called to investigate. Was it revenge, greed or something more sinister? Then another body is discovered, apparently a suicide. But Mara is not convinced and it's up to her, as the judge and lawgiver, to uncover who the killer is before they strike again...
Review
This is a fabulous book, the second in the series of The Burren Mysteries. Cora Harrison has done it again, she kept me enthralled from start to finish.
This book is set at the time of the Michaelmas Tribute, which is the time when the people of the clan pay their share of the tribute for the quarter day taxes.
Cora writes with passion and shows 17th century Irish countryside and the people so clearly in her books. I love the charactors and the way that she places them, within the story.
I can not wait for the next one to come out and see what happens to these and other charactors she has written about before.
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