The tenth story in the popular Gil Cunningham series set in medieval
Glasgow. 'The tale seems very improbable, ' Gil Cunningham said. 'How
should the Devil enter a religious house and carry off one of its
members?'
How indeed? But Arnold Fleming, the widely dislike pensioner, or
corrodian, lodged in the Dominican's house in Perth, has vanished from a
chamber, and a local knight and his mistress claim to have seen the
Devil abroad that very same night. Three of the friars are accused by
their fellows of involvement, documents found in Fleming's lodgings
suggest he was blackmailing somebody, and when Gil is called in to
investigate, he reveals theft, ancient murder - and more recent secrets.
Then a body turns up - then a second one. Are these deaths connected to
Fleming's disappearance, or to the victim of his blackmailing
activities? Gil's questioning uncovers some of the truth, but it is Alys
who discovers the answer, with the help of the Dominicans' redoubtable
lay-brothers and the priory kitchens.
Born and brought up in Lanarkshire, for many years Pat McIntosh lived
and worked in Glasgow before settling on the West coast.
