Gil Cunningham has been called out to examine a young woman who has been
beaten and murdered while she was tied to St. Mungo's Cross. Gil must
now investigate and find the murderer. When the victim's maid comes to
wash the body she is adamant that is isn't her mistress. What has
become of the woman who was originally tied to the cross? Who is the
dead woman found hanging on the cross?
Gil is aided in his
investigation by his father-in-law and intern Lowrie. They discover
that the dead woman worked as a prostitute at an inn. The following
day, the body of one of the vergers of St. Mungo's church is found
stuffed down the well of the church. He had been murdered in the same
fashion as the dead woman on the cross.
It isn't long after this
that a third person is murdered, it is the guardian of the missing
woman. Are the murders connected, or are they of different actions? Gil
needs to figure that out. Meantime, his wife finds the missing woman.
It is the threat of excommunication that finally brings the murderer
out into the open. Unfortunately the guilt exists for only one murder.
Who committed the other? Gil sets out to find that out.
This is
Book 9 in the Gil Cunningham series by author Pat McIntosh. She once
again tells an intriguing story of murder and mayhem in medieval times.
A good read.
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