January 1901, the 20th Century is but a few weeks old, and Francis
Powerscourt is coming home from South Africa. Alongside him on the navy
ship is his good friend Johnny Fitzgerald. Powerscourt has no idea
that a death awaits his investigative powers.
To everyone's
surprise there appear to be three wills prepared by the deceased.
Powerscourt considers that there are five possible suspects that could
have wanted the deceased dead as each is a beneficiary of at least one
of the wills.
Powerscourt is sure that the will that leaves the
vast amount of the deceased's estate to his sister has been signed by a
forger. The question is, how to prove that.
A few weeks later a
body is found in a badly burned condition in the kitchen near the
cathedral. Powerscourt wonders if the two deaths are related in any
way. His concern increases when an attempt is made on his own life in
the cathedral. Not long after this, another member of the cathedral is
found butchered to death.
As Powerscourt's investigation
progresses he discovers information that could unsettle two powerful
churches. He must put into play a plan that will both put lives at
risk, yet at the same time save a cathedral. Author David Dickinson
brings this novel to an exciting conclusion. A very good read.
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