Jill Bray - Author

On a hot July night, Brother Clement is savagely murdered when returning from administering to Lady Maud de Mowbray.

Simon de Hale, Sheriff of Yorkshire, is unsure whether the murder is a crime against the Abbey, or if it is a more personal matter against the monk. When he encounters the son of Lady de Mowbray, he takes an instant dislike to him. Then, when Lady Mowbray reveals to Simon that she intends to leave her money to the Abbey, he can see this being a motive for the monk’s murder, if her son was aware of this.

A banquet is held at the castle to honour the Royal Justice - during which, one of the guests is exposed as the murderer and apprehended. But that will not be the end of the story for Simon and his family.