...Coran is in London investigating a series of crucifixions. -- "Valley of the Shadow'' (St. Martin's) by Peter Tremayne. In her sixth mystery, Sister Fidelma investigates the ritual murders of 33 young men in seventh-century Ireland...

...for her husband, who recently had been acquitted of murder. -- "The Monk Who Vanished" (St. Martin's) by Peter Tremayne. In 666, an elderly monk and priceless holy relics disappear overnight from an abbey.