March 1370 and Owen Archer is on his way to southern Wales with his father-in-law, Sir Robert D’Arby, Brother Michaelo and Geoffrey Chaucer. They are hoping to recruit archers because Charles of France is planning an invasion of England.
Having reached their destination of St. David’s Cathedral, Owen is summoned to meet the bishop. He tells Owen of a body having been left at the cathedral’s gate earlier that morning. Later in the day, the bishop tells Owen and Chaucer that the body had been identified. He was the man that they were supposed to be meeting. The bishop wants Owen to escort the body home.
Owen and Geoffrey will be accompanied by Father Edern. Owen wonders why he needs to come along. Having delivered the body, Owen wonders if the dead man’s father might have had something to do with his death.
Shortly after their arrival, the local priest is found battered to death. He was wearing Fathere Edern’s cloak. Could Edern have been the intended victim? Edern is missing, and Owen doesn’t want another mystery on his hands.
However, author Candace Robb’s sixth book in this series does provide more mystery. Owen is tangled up in a confusing tale of treachery, love and death. How will he resolve it all? For the answers to that, dear reader, read on!
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