A missing Holy Relic. A mysterious and beautiful woman. Two murdered monks: Crispin Guest tackles his most intriguing investigation to date.
1390. Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire, England. Two monks lie murdered, their Holy Blood relic stolen: a relic that is said to run liquid for the sinless and remain stubbornly dry for the sinner. Unwilling to become involved in a bitter dispute between a country monastery and Westminster Abbey, the disgraced former knight Crispin Guest attempts to return the relic to Hailes where it belongs, but somehow it keeps returning to his hands no matter what.
As he tries to shield a former nemesis from a charge of murder while becoming entangled with a mysterious and beautiful woman caught between Church politics and the dangerous intrigues of King Richard's court, Crispin begins to suspect that someone at Westminster is conspiring with the assassins. Can the Blood of Christ point to the killer?
The series
This series tells of Crispin Guest who is a disgraced knight turned detective on the mean streets of fourteenth century London.
#1 · 2008Veil of Lies 
#2 · 2009Serpent in the Thorns 
#3 · 2010The Demon's Parchment 
#4 · 2011Troubled Bones 
#5 · 2012Blood Lance 
#6 · 2013Shadow of the Alchemist 
#7 · 2014Cup of Blood 
#8 · 2016The Silence of Stones 
#9 · 2016A Maiden Weeping 
#10 · 2017Season of Blood 
#11 · 2018The Deepest Grave 
#12 · 2019Traitor's Codex Be the first reviewer
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