Alençon, September 1304. Imprisoned by the Inquisition, Agnès de Souarcy faces interrogation and torture at the hands of Nicolas Florin, the sadistic Grand Inquisitor. At the same time, the religious community of Clairets Abbey is shaken to the core when a nun is horrifically poisoned by a murderer hidden in its midst. Elsewhere, the Knight Hospitaller, Francesco de Leone, is on a mission to locate a secret holy text, the origin of a centuries-old quest that directs his life. What connects these events to Agnès's predicament? And with friends and allies powerless to help her, can she defend her innocence and avoid certain death? In this sequel to The Season of the Beast, Andrea Japp uses her remarkable knowledge of French history and daily life in the medieval world to tell an intricate and spellbinding story. AUTHOR: Andrea Japp is one of the queens of French crime writing with over twenty novels to her name. She is a forensic scientist by profession and weaves this knowledge into her books. The Agnes de Souarcy Chronicles mark her first foray into historical thrillers.