It is 1812 and the Bishop Of London has been foully murdered. Sebastian
St. Cyr and the Archbishop of Canterbury want him to investigate the
murder. Britain has been at war in Europe for some time now, and the
Americans are threatening to invade Canada. The interesting thing is
that the bishop's body is on top of a another body that has been dead
for several years, and it appears that he too was murdered, because
there is a knife in his back.
As he begins his investigation, St, Cyr discovers that Hero Jarvis had
been meeting with the bishop on the night he was murdered. Tom, St.
Cyr's tiger, in his investigations, discovers that a man who had been in
St. Cyr's army unit, and had been punished by him has vowed to kill St.
Cyr should he ever see him.
Are the two murders connected in any way? Could the bishop have killed
the first victim and then been murdered in revenge? Later the older
victim is identified as an eldest brother of the bishop because of a
ring he was wearing. The elder brother had gone missing quite some time
earlier. Now the ring is missing.
More murder and revelations of a surprising nature are revealed to St.
Cyr before he solves this mystery. A very good read from author C. S.
Harris.
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