Scale of Retribution av Cora Harrison

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<p><b><i>June, 1510: the Burren, west coast of Ireland</i></b><br><br>King Turlough has departed to do battle against the Earl of Kildare when Mara goes into labour, unexpectedly early. She sends for Malachy the physician, but he does not arrive - only his estranged daughter, Nuala, comes to her aid. After the birth of a healthy son, Mara quickly regains strength, and then Nuala tells her the news: Malachy has been found dead, poisoned by one of his own medicines. <br><br>Malachy''s new wife and her two sons stand to profit from his death, and Nuala herself is also a suspect in Mara''s eyes. However, Mara soon discovers that there are many others who bear Malachy a grudge - he was not a good physician and had made many errors in diagnosis and treatment. <br><br>Mara and her scholars have their work cut out for them, if they are to find the murderer before the King returns to the Burren ...</p>