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Sister Fidelma Books in Order

Sister Fidelma by Peter Tremayne contains 39 books, published between 1994 and 2026. The first book is Absolution by Murder (1994) and the newest is Blood on the Wind (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
39
Published
1994–2026
Pages on record
9,200 in 28 of 39 books
Reading time
153–230 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,200 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 39 titles with a page count on record.

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Sister Fidelma is a nun who investigates murders in Peter Tremayne's historical mysteries, set in Ireland around the Celtic Church. Absolution by Murder (1994) opens a run of 39 catalogued books that reaches Blood on the Wind (2026), with Shroud for the Archbishop (1995), Suffer Little Children (1995) and The Subtle Serpent (1996) early in the sequence. The series is ongoing.

How many Sister Fidelma books are there?

Sister Fidelma has 39 books, released between 1994 and 2026.

Sister Fidelma Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 39 Sister Fidelma books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne, book 1 of the Sister Fidelma series (1994)
  2. Cover of Hemlock at Vespers by Peter Tremayne, book 1 of the Sister Fidelma series (2000)
  3. Cover of Shroud for the Archbishop by Peter Tremayne, book 2 of the Sister Fidelma series (1995)
  4. Cover of Whispers of the Dead by Peter Tremayne, book 2 of the Sister Fidelma series (2004)
  5. Cover of Suffer Little Children by Peter Tremayne, book 3 of the Sister Fidelma series (1995)
  6. Cover of The Subtle Serpent by Peter Tremayne, book 4 of the Sister Fidelma series (1996)
  7. Cover of The Spider's Web by Peter Tremayne, book 5 of the Sister Fidelma series (1997)
  8. Cover of Valley of the Shadow by Peter Tremayne, book 6 of the Sister Fidelma series (1998)
  9. Cover of The Monk Who Vanished by Peter Tremayne, book 7 of the Sister Fidelma series (1999)
  10. Cover of Act of Mercy by Peter Tremayne, book 8 of the Sister Fidelma series (1999)
  11. Cover of Our Lady Of Darkness by Peter Tremayne, book 9 of the Sister Fidelma series (2000)
  12. Cover of Smoke in the Wind by Peter Tremayne, book 10 of the Sister Fidelma series (2001)
  13. Cover of The Haunted Abbot by Peter Tremayne, book 11 of the Sister Fidelma series (2002)
  14. Cover of Badger's Moon by Peter Tremayne, book 12 of the Sister Fidelma series (2003)
  15. Cover of The Leper's Bell by Peter Tremayne, book 13 of the Sister Fidelma series (2004)
  16. Cover of Master of Souls by Peter Tremayne, book 14 of the Sister Fidelma series (2005)
  17. Cover of A Prayer for the Damned by Peter Tremayne, book 15 of the Sister Fidelma series (2006)
  18. Cover of Dancing with Demons by Peter Tremayne, book 16 of the Sister Fidelma series (2007)
  19. Cover of The Council of the Cursed by Peter Tremayne, book 17 of the Sister Fidelma series (2008)
  20. Cover of The Dove of Death by Peter Tremayne, book 18 of the Sister Fidelma series (2009)
  21. Cover of The Chalice of Blood by Peter Tremayne, book 19 of the Sister Fidelma series (2010)
  22. Cover of Behold a Pale Horse by Peter Tremayne, book 20 of the Sister Fidelma series (2011)
  23. Cover of The Seventh Trumpet by Peter Tremayne, book 21 of the Sister Fidelma series (2012)
  24. Cover of Atonement of Blood by Peter Tremayne, book 22 of the Sister Fidelma series (2013)
  1. 1
    Absolution by Murder1994 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994272
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  2. 1
    Hemlock at Vespers2000 · 398 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000398
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  3. 2
    Shroud for the Archbishop1995 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995304
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  4. 2
    Whispers of the Dead2004 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004370
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  5. 3
    Suffer Little Children1995 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995320
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  6. 4
    The Subtle Serpent1996 · 301 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996301
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  7. 5
    The Spider's Web1997 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997320
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  8. 6
    Valley of the Shadow1998 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998320
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  9. 7
    The Monk Who Vanished1999 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999272
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  10. 8
    Act of Mercy1999 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999336
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  11. 9
    Our Lady Of Darkness2000 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000314
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  12. 10
    Smoke in the Wind2001 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001305
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  13. 11
    The Haunted Abbot2002 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002305
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  14. 12
    Badger's Moon2003 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003308
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  15. 13
    The Leper's Bell2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004288
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  16. 14
    Master of Souls2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005320
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  17. 15
    A Prayer for the Damned2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  18. 16
    Dancing with Demons2007 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007288
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  19. 17
    The Council of the Cursed2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  20. 18
    The Dove of Death2009 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009384
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  21. 19
    The Chalice of Blood2010 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010384
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  22. 20
    Behold a Pale Horse2011 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011384
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  23. 21
    The Seventh Trumpet2012 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012336
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  24. 22
    Atonement of Blood2013 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013338
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  25. 23
    The Devil's Seal2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  26. 24
    The Spiteful Shadow2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  27. 25
    The Second Death2015 · 337 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015337
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  28. 26
    The Lair of the White Fox2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  29. 27
    Penance of the Damned2016 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016338
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  30. 28
    Night of the Lightbringer2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  31. 29
    Bloodmoon2018 · 334 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018334
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  32. 30
    Blood in Eden2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
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  33. 31
    The Shapeshifter's Lair2020 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020352
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  34. 32
    The House of Death2021 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021352
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  35. 33
    Death of a Heretic2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  36. 34
    Revenge of the Stormbringer2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  37. 35
    Prophet of Blood2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  38. 36
    Grave of the Lawgiver2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  39. 37
    Blood on the Wind2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Sister Fidelma Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Sister Fidelma books run from Absolution by Murder (1994) to Blood on the Wind (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Sister Fidelma in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Sister Fidelma books in order?

You should read the Sister Fidelma books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sister Fidelma book also stands alone.

Where to start with Sister Fidelma

Start with Absolution by Murder (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sister Fidelma book?

Blood on the Wind (2026) is the newest Sister Fidelma book released so far.

Is there a new Sister Fidelma book coming?

No next Sister Fidelma book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Sister Fidelma at a glance

Still running
Sister Fidelma is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Sister Fidelma books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,200 pages across the 28 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sister Fidelma books, 12 of 39, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sister Fidelma books are about

32 of the 39 Sister Fidelma books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: nuns is tagged on 26 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Peter Tremayne

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.