A dangerous element discovered by Bianca Goddard's father falls into
the wrong hands . . . leading to a chain of multiple murders.
Spring 1544 Now that she is with child, Bianca is more determined than
ever to distance herself from her unstable father. Desperate to win back
the favor of King Henry VIII, disgraced alchemist Albern Goddard plans
to reveal a powerful new element he's discovered--one with deadly
potential. But when the substance is stolen, he is panicked and expects
his daughter to help.
Soon after, a woman's body is found behind the Dim Dragon Inn, an eerie
green vapor rising from her breathless mouth. To her grave concern,
Bianca has reason to suspect her own mother may be involved in the theft
and the murder. As her husband John is conscripted into King Henry's
army to subdue Scottish resistance, Bianca must navigate a twisted and
treacherous path among alchemists, apothecaries, chandlers, and
scoundrels--to find out who among them is willing to kill to possess the
element known as lapis mortem, the stone of death . . .
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