Hugh Corbett, a clerk and spy in the court of Edward I, investigates the mysterious death of Lady Eleanor Belmont, former mistress of Prince Philip of Wales, a death which may destroy the delicate peace between England and France.
January 1304 and Hugh Corbett, devoted emissary of King Edward I, has been charged with yet another dangerous mission: restore order to the village of Mistleham in Essex and return a Templar treasure to the King.
Investigating the February 1304 murder of the king's disgraced Chief Justice, Sir Hugh Corbett sifts through clues to determine if the culprit is a vengeance-seeking adversary of the victim or a copycat killer.