Description
A young, introspective priest, Father Eadred, is sent to Elmstow to spy on the declining standards and against his wishes becomes entangled in the task of uncovering the guilty. He challenges the traditional approach of using an ordeal of hot iron to identify the culprits. Instead, he has the novel idea of exploring the evidence. He faces significant opposition, including an attempt on his life. Eadred is befriended by a hermit monk who becomes the only person with whom he can talk about his detection.
Further murders will take place. As Eadred moves closer to the truth the situation is thrown into further disarray when the minster is attacked by the neighbouring kingdom. Can they be saved and the final culprit revealed?
About the Author
Lindsay Jacob was born in Cambridge but moved to Australia where he followed a career of speech-writing for senior figures. His skills as a creative thinker and writer were employed in imagining the future, but his passion was for the past. Through research he has built up a thorough understanding of Anglo-Saxon history.
Book Information
ISBN 9781800462441
Author Lindsay Jacob
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Matador
Publisher Troubador Publishing