Order of Sister Fidelma Books
Sister Fidelma is the central character in a series of historical mystery novels by British author Peter Tremayne. The series is set in 7th century Ireland. Sister Fidelma is a lawyer as well as a Celtic religieuse. She partners with Brother Eadulf (who is often compared with Dr. Watson from Sherlock Holmes). The novels are complex, full of subplots, religious conflict, personal relationships and political intrigue.
Peter Tremayne began his Sister Fidelma series in 1994 with the novel Absolution by Murder. The series is currently ongoing, at a pace of one novel per year. Below is a list of Peter Tremayne’s Sister Fidelma books in order of when they were originally released (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of Sister Fidelma Books
| Absolution by Murder | (1994) |    |
| Shroud for the Archbishop | (1995) | |
| Suffer Little Children | (1995) | |
| The Subtle Serpent | (1996) | |
| The Spider's Web | (1997) | |
| Valley of the Shadow | (1998) | |
| The Monk Who Vanished | (1999) | |
| Act of Mercy | (1999) | |
| Our Lady Of Darkness | (2000) | |
| Smoke in the Wind | (2001) | |
| The Haunted Abbot | (2002) | |
| Badger's Moon | (2003) | |
| The Leper's Bell | (2004) | |
| Master of Souls | (2005) | |
| A Prayer for the Damned | (2006) | |
| Dancing with Demons | (2007) | |
| The Council of the Cursed | (2008) | |
| The Dove of Death | (2009) | |
| The Chalice of Blood | (2010) | |
| Behold a Pale Horse | (2011) | |
| The Seventh Trumpet | (2012) | |
| Atonement of Blood | (2013) | |
| The Devil's Seal | (2014) | |
| The Spiteful Shadow | (2015) | |
| The Second Death | (2015) | |
| The Lair of the White Fox | (2016) | |
| Penance of the Damned | (2016) | |
| Night of the Lightbringer | (2017) | |
| Bloodmoon | (2018) | |
| Blood in Eden | (2019) | |
| The Shapeshifter's Lair | (2020) | |
| The House of Death | (2021) | |
| Death of a Heretic | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Sister Fidelma Collections
| Hemlock at Vespers | (2000) | |
| Whispers of the Dead | (2004) | |
If You Like Sister Fidelma Books, You’ll Love…
Sister Fidelma Synopsis: The short story collection Hemlock at Vespers features Sister Fidelma and takes place between Act of Mercy and Our Lady of Darkness. The stories in the collection fill in the background of Sister Fidelma and the 17th century Irish setting.