Gilbert Cunningham's wedding is drawing close, and he fears that his fiance, Alys Mason is getting cold feet. These thoughts will distract him through the forthcoming investigation.
The deacon of a bedehouse (where elderly gentlemen are cared for) has been found dead, stabbed in the chest, in the yard of the bedehouse in the morning. As Gil and his friend Pierre Mason examine the body, they notice that rigor has set into the body, so it is likely that the murder occurred quite some time earlier. They also notice that there are markings on the cheek of the victim indicating that he had been killed elsewhere and moved to the location where he was found.
Evidence gathered points to a friend of Gil's, but Gil is hard put to accept this. As he continues his investigation and gathers more evidence and witness statements he is able to prove otherwise and show that there was another murderer.
During the investigation another murder will occur, plus what appears to be a suicide, but could be an attempted murder of a man in the bedehouse who is delusional.
Set in the 15th century city of Glasgow, author Pat McIntosh weaves a good tale, helping the reader to feel that they are there.
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