Devon, 1607. Gabriel Taverner, former ship's surgeon turned country
physician, is called to examine a rotting body found impaled on a blade.
Identifying the corpse seems a hopeless task and the death is declared a
suicide.
But Gabriel is not satisfied and re-examines the body--making the first
of a series of shocking discoveries that will lead him deep into the
dark underbelly of the lucrative silk trade. As he investigates, Gabriel
realises that not only was the death a murder--but even worse, he had a
personal connection with the corpse.