England, 1193. Guy of Gisburne, knight and agent to Prince John, is all
that stands between England and anarchy, fighting a shadow battle to
protect the kingdom from those who would destroy it.Returning to England
after foiling a plot to destroy Jerusalem, Guy of Gisburne is arrested
and hauled to the Tower of London; John, England's regent in the absence
of its monstrous King, needs his knight once more. A killer has broken
into the Prince's most secure castle in the north and left a message,
drawn on the skin of one of his victims: dies irae venit - 'Judgement
Day is coming' - signed with a bloody handprint. Is the threat genuine?
Who, or what, is the Red Hand? Someone is killing John's most loyal
supporters, and the obvious culprit - the most dangerous man in the
Kingdom, Hood himself - has an alibi even Guy can't deny.