Sir John Cranston has a problem on his hands; someone is stealing cats
from their owners in Cheapside. This means that mice and rats will grow
in numbers and bring diseases. However, John of Gaunt, the Regent
wants him and Athelstan to investigate the murder of some knights who
have come to Westminster for a parliament.
Meanwhile, Athelstan is having to deal with three of his parishioners
who are sure that they saw a demon in the dead house next to the
church. His good friend Benedicta is also sure that she had seen a
strange being in her garden.
When Cranston and Athelstan begin their investigation, they learn from a
bar maid that she had heard a muffled voice in the room with the first
body. When Athelstan hears what the maid heard he is sure that the
second knight was killed by a supposed priest. They discover that the
two dead knights belonged to the Knights of the Swan who have been
killed by the same assassin.
How many more knights are going to die before Athelstan and Cranston can
solve the murders? And what if the theft of the cats? Can an exorcist
rid Athelstan’s community of the demon? Author Paul Doherty has the
answers to these questions in the remaining pages. A very good read.
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