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Published Dec 2009
224 pages
Genre: Mysteries
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Christmas, 1509. Mara, the investigating judge of the Burren, has accepted the offer of marriage made by King Turlough. But on the eve of the marriage festivities, a man kneeling in prayer in the abbey church is violently murdered. Who could have planned to kill the king? Cut off from the outside world by heavy snow, Mara must act quickly to catch the assassin before a second death occurs.
"Starred Review. Harrison provides a textbook example of how to do a historical right by artfully combining an insightful and sympathetic detective with a fair-play puzzle and a plausible depiction of the period." - Publishers Weekly
"Romantic and political intrigues abound in Harrison's evocative and very accessible Irish historical mystery, ... [r]eaders new to the author and the setting will find this installment a good introduction." - Kirkus Reviews
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Cora Harrison was born in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland, but lived in Cork city until she was twenty-one.
When she was about seven years old, Harrison became very ill, and between the ages of seven and thirteen she hardly went to school.
Harrison used have to stay in bed at home, or in hospital, for weeks at a time. She used to pass the time making up stories.
When she was about fourteen, Harrison recovered and began to attend school normally. She went to University College Cork, and after she graduated she went to England.
She got married and had two children: William and Ruth.
Now Harrison has one grandson, Shane.
While her children were growing up, she became a primary school teacher and loved teaching history to children.
She now has published twenty-six books for children, mainly...
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