In the latest Hawkenlye mystery, desperate men commit terrible
crimes, but vengeance is on its way . . .
*Winter, 1211.*Former abbess Helewise moves back to her cell near
Hawkenlye Abbey to help the needy, putting a strain on her relationship
with Sir Josse D'Acquin, who is called to examine the bodies of three
men, one of whom bears a complicated symbol carved into his chest: a
symbol that signifies vengeance.
Meanwhile, far from home, Sir Josse's son Ninian has become involved in
the cause of the doomed Cathar people; soon to be swept up in a fight
that they cannot hope to win