{"id":1135,"date":"2014-03-17T19:34:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T02:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2014-03-21T19:58:13","modified_gmt":"2014-03-22T02:58:13","slug":"the-monk-who-vanished-mystery-of-ancient-ireland-by-peter-tremayne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/?p=1135","title":{"rendered":"The Monk Who Vanished (Mystery of Ancient Ireland) by Peter Tremayne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.librarything.com\/work\/158751\/book\/95238071\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/P\/0451206266.01._SX140_SY224_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg\" alt=\"The Monk Who Vanished (Mystery of Ancient Ireland) by Peter Tremayne\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This story begins with an attempted assination of two princes, one being the brother of Sister Fidelma.  It appears to be an attempt from a neighboring kingdom, one with which they have poor relations.  In another event, a monk disappears with a holy relic.  As Fidelma investigates, things get much more complex.   In a story full of conspiracies, feints, and hidden agendas, it is difficult to discern exactly what is going on.  During a court session, in a classic ending, Sister Fidelma clarifies and explains all the events.  <\/p>\n<p>These stories are good at teaching about life and the times of 7th Century Ireland.  This story explores life in a small town, a monastery, and a little about courts and legal processes.  In addition to being a great story, this is a good book for any mystery lover, and particularly those interested in historical settings.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story begins with an attempted assination of two princes, one being the brother of Sister Fidelma. It appears to be an attempt from a neighboring kingdom, one with which they have poor relations. In another event, a monk disappears with a holy relic. As Fidelma investigates, things get much more complex. In a story [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,4,21],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-1135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiction","category-mystery","category-series","tag-sister-fidelma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1135"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1137,"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1135\/revisions\/1137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/books.randolphking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}