Dispatched to Whitby Abbey to barter for a Holy Relic, Hildegard of Meaux is plunged into a baffling murder investigation in this gripping medieval mystery.
Late December, 1389. Ordered to undertake a grueling three-day journey to bleak Whitby Abbey in the far north of England in a bid to purchase the Abbey's priceless Holy Relic—a lock of St. Hild's hair, said to be 700 years old—Hildegard of Meaux and her three companion monks arrive to find the Abbey a decidedly unwelcoming place, a place of strange customs and practices very different from their modest lifestyle at Meaux. Nor, as Hildegard discovers, is she the only visitor intent on acquiring the Relic.
Before the bidding war can begin, a body is discovered in the monastery's apple store shed, and once again Hildegard is plunged into a baffling murder investigation where nothing is as it first appears. Something is rotten in the heart of Whitby Abbey—and it's up to Hildegard to discover the truth.
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“Authentically mired in fourteenth-century religion, politics, and social unrest, the tenth volume in Clark’s consistently superior medieval mystery series will not disappoint fans of the genre.”
— Booklist
“Excellent…a standout in the crowded medieval mystery field.”
— Publisher Weekly (starred review)“One of the heroine’s most perilous and exciting adventures.”
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Cassandra Clark is an award-winning scriptwriter for theater, radio, and television, and the author of the highly acclaimed Hildegard of Meaux medieval mystery series.
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