The solution to this terrible crime appears simple as the palace guards have arrested Brother Ronan Ragallach, as he fled from Wighard’s chamber.
Wighard, archbishop designate of Canterbury, has been discovered garrotted in his chambers in the Lateran Palace in Rome in the autumn of AD 664. His works for Venture also include Nicor!, The Morgow Rises!, and The Ants are Coming!. His non-fiction books, articles and academic papers have made him acknowledged as one of the foremost authorities on Celtic history and culture. Peter Berresford Ellis is a historian, literary biographer and novelist who has published over 90 books to date under his own name and that of his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. Peter Tremayne is the fiction writing pseudonym of the Celtic scholar and author Peter Berresford Ellis. 'Splendidly exciting' – Fred Nolan, author of Brass Target A very enjoyable read’ – Historical Novel Society ‘cleverly plotted and beautifully written…’ – Independent Tremayne does his usual masterful job’ – Publishers Weekly Island of Shadows is a rip-roaring adventure with brave warriors and fierce leading ladies steeped in Irish legend and tradition spun by master storyteller Peter Tremayne. The small band presses on to find what terrible battles await them at the end of the journey… The dangerous land of Lethra and its mysterious ruler, the High One, hold answers to Scáthach’s past, yet are shrouded in rumor of danger and strange dealings. She begins to amass ancient weapons, blessed by the gods and bestowed by quest-fulfilment, and moves toward Lethra, where the triskele symbol is rumoured to reign.
The capable warrioress meets up with Flann Mac Fraech, a hotheaded young warrior banished from his clan by an evil tyrant, and Ruacán the Wizened, a wise druid who will guide her along her quest. Led only by the triskele symbol carved on the casket she was found floating in and the medallion given to her by Buimech, Scáthach journeys out of Eireann to find her father’s murderers, who also bore the strange triskele symbol on their armor. Years later, her adopted father is murdered and this sets Scáthach on a journey to discover her mysterious past. A babe found in a casket in the open sea was fostered by the druidess Buimech and the great warrior Eola and given the name Scáthach…
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