London coroner Sir John Cranston has asked his friend, Father Athelstan
to help him investigate a murder, in which the deceased was found killed
inside a building he had locked himself into. Missing is about five
thousand pounds in silver, money that the deceased was going to loan to
John of Gaunt, the Regent.
While at the site of the murder, one of Gaunt’s men brings a message.
He wants Cranston to now investigate another murder. The body is in the
possession of the Fisher of Men, after having been retrieved from the
river. While examining the corpse, the messenger arrives with news of
another murder. This time the killer left a riddle with the body. Both
men were clerks in the same office.
It is not long after this that another of the clerks in the same office
dies. This one is poisoned at their place of work. Again, a riddle is
left with the clerk. When another clerk is killed, and a riddle left,
Athelstan comes to the realisation that the killer is spelling out the
Latin word for punishment.
Can he and Cranston catch the killer before he kills the rest of the
clerks? Author Paul Doherty’s seventh book in this series isn’t just
full of riddles, but it is down right puzzling. It also comes with a
surprising and tragic conclusion. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
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