It is 1424 and Sir Law Kintour has returned to Stirling in hopes of
securing service with Archibald, Earl of Douglas. However, he is sure
that his badly wounded leg will prevent him from gaining employment.
The earl rewards him with a small purse for bringing news of the battle
of Verneuil, and then sends him on his way. Kintour and his friend,
Duncan, head for Perth.
There a Lord Blinsele comes to him to ask Kintour to search for his
missing wife and the man she disappeared with. That night Kintour's
friend Duncan is stabbed to death while doing his part in the quest.
Kintour later finds out that Lord Binsele is no lord after all, just an
ordinary man in search of property belonging to the Knights Templar. He
is also not very trustworthy.
The sheriff tells Kintour that if he doesn't find the killer, he will
hang him instead. Kintour begins his search. Along with a minstrel
friend, Cormac, Kintour finds the object Binsele was looking for; it is a
gold cross. When Kintour is attacked and stabbed, he begins to wonder
if there is another party involved.
Author J. R. Tomlin's mystery ends rather bluntly. Although she built
up the mystery well, the method in which she concluded it was
unappealing. A fair read otherwise.
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