In Burgundy, France, in 1926, a famed archaeologist dies a terrible death in a country not his own.β¦ Thus begins CWA Historical Dagger Award winner Barbara Cleverlyβs dazzling new mystery novel. And soon aspiring archaeologist Laetitia Talbot will find herself embroiled in a murderous conspiracy centuries in the making.
Lettyβs joy at snaring a place in the excavation of an ancient church in Burgundy is dimmed by the tragedy of her godfather Danielβs violent death. But when Letty receives a posthumous encoded message, she begins to believe that Danielβs death was not a random act. Her investigation into Danielβs murder sends her on a journey into a countryβs remote historyβ¦into the orbit of a privileged French family harboring its own damning secretβ¦ into ancient Celtic mysteries and one sacred truth kept through the ages. It is an explosive revelation that could rock modern Christianityβand force a killer out of the shadows as a country devastated by one war lays the groundwork for another.β¦
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