Nuala and Her Secret Wolf by Cora Harrison

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Forgotten Books - WHEN IN ROME, Ngaio Marsh.Weekly Geeks # 19: Top 10 books published in 2008.Review: THE SKELETON IN THE CLOSET, M.C.World War II Rescue at Drumshee (book 11) Titanic Voyage from Drumshee (book 6 new edition)įamine Secret at Drumshee (book 5 new edition) Murder Strikes Again (Book one) Drumshee Timeline Series Michaelmas Tribute ( 2008) / A Secret and Unlawful Killing - US title ( 2008) Not an earth shattering story, but it is the first of the series, and I would read another quite willingly, if only to learn more about Mara and King Turlough Don O'Brien.Ģ. The story is read by Caroline Lennon in what seems to me to be an authentic Irish brogue. Although this is a murder mystery it is a fairly placid cozy tale.

This story is set against an interesting backdrop of ancient Brehon law, quite different to the Roman and British law that we are accustomed to. It seems that many have known that he is dead, but none is willing to own up to the killing. That night hundreds of people including the law scholars, Mara, and King Turlough Don O'Brien, ascend the Mullaghmore Mountain to celebrate the coming of May Day, and at midnight to light the great bonfire.īut after all return home, one man's body lies on the mountain until Mara gets an inkling that something is wrong. Mara runs a law school for six scholars as well as holding regular courts.Īt the end of April people gather at the Burren for Mara's court and judgements are passed. Mara is the Brehon, the judge appointed by King Turlough Don O'Brien, to dispense justice in the Burren according to Brehon law. Set in 1509 in the Burren on the western coast of Ireland near the River Shannon.

Unabridged Audio, 11 hours on 10 CDs, read by Caroline Lennon.

Nuala and Her Secret Wolf by Cora Harrison