En cours de chargement...
In a city seething with discontent, an ancient grudge is about to be settled. December, 1377. As London prepares for Christmas, a great frost has the city in its icy grip ; even the Thames is frozen from bank to bank. The Constable of the Tower of London, Sir Ralph Whitton, is found murdered in a cold, bleak chamber. The door is still locked from the inside and guarded by trusted retainers. So how did the assassin get in ? Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston are ordered to investigate.
They soon discover that the murder is only the first in a series of macabre killings, which have their roots in a terrible act of betrayal...