MICHAEL JECKS

Baldwin Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock have been granted leave to go on a pilgrimage. Together they travel across Europe, but danger is never far away. A beautiful girl is found raped and murdered on a hillside, and the pair lend their investigative skills to the local inquiry.

Shipwrecked, Baldwin and Simon are washed ashore on neigbouring islands. Both are independently charged with investigating the murder of a tax gatherer, embroiling them in the bitter rivalry between two island communities. Can they uncover the truth in time to prevent a massacre?