Early one morning in the summer of 1604, Doctor Gabriel Taverner was
called out by the coroner Theophilus Davey to exam a body of a vagrant man. Upon
examination of the body, Gabe is sure that he had died from natural
causes, although he was diseased. What disease, Gabe was unsure.
Theo had discovered a fragment of paper on the man. Upon examination of
it, he realises that it was the drawing of a man. What is the
significance of it?
Meantime, Gabe and his sister are concerned about the health of their
friends Reverend Jonathan Carew. He has seemed unwell and distracted of
recent. When he comes to Gabe for help, Gabe is willing to be of
assistance. The pair discover a set of stained glass windows that had
been missing from Jonathan’s church for some time. However, a sixth
panel is amongst the others. It is of a naked angel with a naked man.
It surely didn’t belong with the others!
A few days later, Gabe and Theo are called out to the home of Lady
Clemence Fairlight. She has been murdered in the night, and the killer
has extracted the heart. Is there a connection to the death of the
vagrant several days before?
It is going to take some serious investigation on the part of Gabe and
Theo to discover the killer. Author Alys Clare leaves the painful
discovery right to the end with a couple of surprises thrown in for good
measure. A good quick read.
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