A missing Holy Relic. A mysterious and beautiful woman. Two murdered
monks: Crispin Guest tackles his most intriguing investigation to
date.
1390. Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire, England. Two monks lie murdered,
their Holy Blood relic stolen: a relic that is said to run liquid for
the sinless and remain stubbornly dry for the sinner. Unwilling to
become involved in a bitter dispute between a country monastery and
Westminster Abbey, the disgraced former knight Crispin Guest attempts to
return the relic to Hailes where it belongs, but somehow it keeps
returning to his hands no matter what.
As he tries to shield a former nemesis from a charge of murder while
becoming entangled with a mysterious and beautiful woman caught between
Church politics and the dangerous intrigues of King Richard's court,
Crispin begins to suspect that someone at Westminster is conspiring with
the assassins. Can the Blood of Christ point to the killer?