Rich with telling detail and a deep feeling for time and place,* Judith Rock(1)s historical mysteries are a great mix of mystery, excitement and intrigue...a truly excellent series.**

Paris, 1687.
The last thing Jesuit Charles du Luc and his elderly confessor expect to find in an ancient crypt is a newly murdered body. Even more troubling, the shock of discovering the victim-a young man about to enter their order-proves too much for Charles's companion. Vowing justice, Charles wants nothing more than to discover the killer, but is unexpectedly restrained from investigation.

At the same moment, a fellow soldier has also entered the Jesuit Novice House, bringing Charles's worst battlefield secret back to haunt him. And when another Jesuit disappears from the college of Louis le Grand and Charles himself is attacked, he begins to wonder whether there might be something more sinister afoot. All signs point to someone targeting Jesuits-and not even an ex-soldier like Charles may be able to escape...

READERS GUIDE INSIDE

*Margaret Frazer, national bestselling author of The Apostate's Tale
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