Chain of Evidence
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Mara the Brehon investigates the death of a clan leader in this historical mystery set in sixteenth-century Ireland by the acclaimed author of Laws in Conflict.
In the western Irish kingdom of Burren, Mara is an investigating magistrate charged with upholding the ancient laws. When the leader of clan MacNamara dies under suspicious circumstances, she is called upon to determine truth from lies among conflicting reports.
Garrett MacNamara’s body is found on the road after a herd of cows has escaped. But what was assumed to be a simple, tragic accident turns complicated—and sinister—when the body disappears. Mara and her scholars must now investigate: was Slaney, Garrett’s wife, threatened by two new arrivals, or is she being blamed for her husband’s murder to clear the way for a new leader?
“Harrison continues her delightful Burren Mystery series with an all-historical new puzzler set in the sixteenth-century west Irish kingdom.” —Library Journal
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The death of the heir of clan MacNamara propels the plot of Harrison's solid ninth 16th-century historical set in the Burren of Ireland (after 2012's Laws in Conflict). The man's kin gather to determine his successor, but before things can be settled, Garrett MacNamara, the clan's chieftain, turns up trampled to death the apparent victim of a cattle stampede. Irish judge Mara hears conflicting reports as to whether the body was found with a chain on one leg, which heightens her suspicions of foul play. Aided by her faithful law students, she investigates. The situation is made more complex by the presence on the scene of an emissary of Cardinal Wolsey, Stephen Gardiner, who claims to be in the area to study the legal system. The solution isn't one of Harrison's cleverest, and some series fans will be disappointed that less is going on with her protagonist's personal life than usual.
