City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Harrison, like Peter Tremayne in his Sister Fidelma series, provides a superior brand of historical mystery - Booklist February, 1512. Mara, Brehon of the Burren, judge and lawgiver, has been invited to the magnificent city state of Galway, which is ruled by English laws and a royal charter originally granted by Richard III. Mara wonders whether she can use her legal knowledge to save the life of a man from the Burren who has been caught stealing a meat pie, but events soon take an even more dramatic turn when the mayor' son is charged with a heinous crime. Sure there is more to the case than meets the eye, Mara investigates . . .

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Laws in Conflict