When Crispin Guest finds himself trapped in circumstances outside his
control, he must rely on the wits of his young apprentice, Jack Tucker,
to do the rescuing.
Crispin awakens in a strange bed after a night of passion when he finds
a woman dead, murdered. Drunk, Crispin scarcely remembers the night
before. Did he kill her? But when other young women turn up dead under
similar circumstances, he knows there is a deadly stalker loose in
London. Could it have to do with the mysterious Tears of the Virgin Mary
kept under lock and key by a close-lipped widow, a relic that a rival
family would kill to get their hands on? What does this relic, that
forces empathy on all those surrounding it, have to do with murder for
hire?
With Crispin shackled and imprisoned by the immutable sheriffs who would
just as soon see him hang than get to the real truth, Jack hits the
ground running and procures the help of a fresh young lawyer to help
them solve the crime.