Sister Fidelma is a fictional detective, the eponymous heroine of a series by Peter Tremayne (pseudonym of Peter Berresford Ellis). Fidelma is both a lawyer, or dalaigh, and Celtic religieuse.
Fidelma usually solves crimes in company with her partner (and eventually husband) Brother Eadulf, a Saxon religieux. Though Eadulf has often been compared to Sherlock Holmes' well-meaning but somewhat obtuse Dr. Watson, he usually proves essential to solving the mystery at hand (if only in a small way). A true companion, he has saved Fidelma's life more than once.
The Sister Fidelma stories are set in the middle of the 7th century, mainly in Ireland. They are historical whodunnits in the literary tradition of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose and the Brother Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters. Peter Tremayne's novels are extremely complex and usually feature the interaction of several subplots involving political intrigue, personal relationships, religious conflict, or characters' desires for personal or monetary gain.
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