Verdict of the Court
by Cora Harrison

A festive celebration turns into a fight for survival when Mara and her clan come under attack . . .

Christmas 1519 is the twentieth anniversary of King Turlough Donn’s reign over the three kingdoms of Thomond, Corcomroe and Burren, so Mara and her scholars are spending the festive period in her husband’s principal court, the castle of Bunratty in Thomond. However, in the midst of celebrations, the Brehon of Thomond is found dead, slumped across a table with a knife protruding from below his shoulder blade, while all around him Turlough’s relations and friends dance and feast.

Mara’s difficult task in probing the motives of the multiple suspects, made worse by her suspicion that someone near and dear to her is involved, is interrupted by a dramatic attack on the castle. Turlough’s cannon has been sabotaged and now a trebuchet batters the castle with huge rocks and the lives of all are at risk. Has this treachery and betrayal anything to do the mysterious death of the Brehon, but most importantly how will Mara’s husband answer the call for surrender . . .?

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The information on Brehon law that prefaces each chapter adds historical interest to this diverting mystery

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Cora Harrison

Cora Harrison turned to writing historical fiction after she retired from teaching to live on a farm near the Burren in the west of Ireland. As well as the Reverend Mother series, she is the author of the ‘Mara’ series of Celtic mysteries, set in sixteenth-century Ireland, and the new Gaslight mystery series set in Victorian London.www.coraharrison.com

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Editions

Verdict of the Court by Cora Harrison is available in the following formats

Ebook97817801052841st July 2014N/A208£7.99
Ebook97817801052841st July 2014N/A208$10.99
Paperback978184751841530th November 2017140 X 215mm208£12.99
Paperback978184751841530th November 2017140 X 215mm208£13.99
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