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Title: Badger's Moon

Subtitle: A Sister Fidelma Mystery of Ancient Ireland

Author: Peter Tremayne

Narrator: Caroline Lennon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-18-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 39 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In October of 667 A.D., Fidelma of Cashel - sister to the one of kings of Ireland, a religieuse of the Celtic Church, and an advocate of the Brehon courts - is struggling with her most challenging role yet, that of mother to her infant son Alchu. So it is with mixed feelings that she receives the summons from Abbot Brogan. There have been a series of shocking murders that have terrorized the villagers near the Abbey of Finbarr; three young girls have been violently slaughtered - one per month of the night of the full moon, the most recent only days before during the badger's moon, October's full moon. The villagers are angrily demanding answers from the abbey, who are housing three visitors from faraway - strangers who the villagers believe are behind the gruesome murders.

As a respected Brehon, Fidelma, along with her companion Brother Eadulf, is dispatched by her brother the king to restore order to the panicked village and investigate the killings. But time is running out and Fidelma must act quickly, uncovering the complicated truth before the next full moon comes and the lunatic killer strikes again.

Members Reviews:

Dark Times in Ancient Ireland

One of the best in the Sister Fidelma series. Fidelma and Eadulf have hit a bump in their marriage. Fidelma is facing post partum depression since the birth of her son who has been kidnapped, and Eadulf has begun to feel as a second class outsider in the kingdom of Cashel. He is a Sqxon and Fidelma is an Irish princess sister of the king. There are religious differences between him and Fidelma, since one follows the old Irish Church and one accepts the Church of Rome. There are also the usual political problems. Since the series is set in the 8th century, and the author is a Celtic scholar, the setting is authentic and historically interesting. The marriage between Fidelma and Eadulf brings out the differences in their social classes as well as Fidelma's legal status in the society of Cashel. If you enjoy historical mysteries a la Brother Cadfael, but with the fascinating background of the Middle Ages, this one's for you.

Strange happenings come together confusing the puzzle.

This book skips forward about 9 months from the last. Fidelma is feeling confined by her new role and so leaps at the chance to solve a mystery for a chieftain cousin. They find three teenage girls grisly murdered. As usual more is going on. Strange happenings come together confusing the puzzle.

Another good story about Sister Fidelma--howl if you feel like it.

I read this a while ago and cannot remember it very well. It is one of the Sister Fidelma Mystery series. They are all excellent. This one has some information about pre-Christian beliefs, and there is an old Druid who is quite a character. He looks like a suspect but others distorted his teachings for their own evil ends. For once, Fidelma was fooled for a long time, but she always figures it out in the end.

Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma Mysteries

Note to Amazon review editors: Since my reviews of Badger's Moon and Whispers of the Moon would be so similar, and since I have read the entire Sister Fidelma mystery series, I have chosen to provide an overall review of these mysteries. I hope this is satisfactory.