A murdered priest, a missing body, stolen treasure: Brother Athelstan
tackles his most challenging investigation to date.
October, 1381. Brother Athelstan is summoned to the church of St
Benet's in Queenhithe to investigate the murder of a priest. Parson
Reynaud has been found stabbed to death inside his own locked church.
Other disturbing discoveries include an empty coffin and a ransacked
money chest. Who would commit murder inside a holy church? Who would
spirit away a corpse the night before the funeral - and who would be
brave enough to steal treasure belonging to the most feared gangleader
in London?
Meanwhile, the death of one of Athelstan's parishioners reveals a
shocking secret. Could there be a connection to the murdered priest of
St Benet's?
Athelstan's investigations will lure him into the dark and dangerous
world of the gangmaster known as The Flesher, whose influence has a
frighteningly long reach ...