Harrison, like Peter Tremayne in his Sister Fidelma series, provides a superior brand of historical mystery Booklist February, 1512. Mara, Brehon of the Burren, judge and lawgiver, has been invited to the magnificent city state of Galway, which is ruled by English laws and a royal charter originally granted by Richard III. Mara wonders whether she can use her legal knowledge to save the life of a man from the Burren who has been caught stealing a meat pie, but events soon take an even more dramatic turn when the mayors son is charged with a heinous crime. Sure there is more to the case than meets the eye, Mara investigates . . .,
