In the summer of 1358 the physician Matthew Bartholomew returns to
Cambridge to learn that his beloved sister is in mourning after the
unexpected death of her husband, Oswald Stanmore. Aware that his
son has no interest in the cloth trade that made his fortune and
reputation, Oswald has left the business to his widow, but a spate
of burglaries in the town distracts Matthew from supporting Edith
in her grief and attempting to keep the peace between her and her
wayward son. As well as the theft of irreplaceable items from
Michaelhouse, which threatens its very survival, a new foundation,
Winwick Hall, is causing consternation amongst Matthew's
colleagues. The founder is an impatient man determined that his
name will grace the University's most prestigious college. He has
used his wealth to rush the construction of the hall, and his
appointed Fellows have infiltrated the charitable Guild founded by
Stanmore, in order to gain the support of Cambridge's most
influential citizens on Winwick's behalf. A perfect storm between
the older establishments and the brash newcomers is brewing when
the murder of a leading member of the Guild is soon followed by the
death of one of Winwick's senior Fellows. Assisting Brother Michael
in investigating these fatalities leads Matthew into a web of
suspicion, where conspiracy theories are rife but facts are scarce
and where the pressure from the problems of his college and his
family sets him on a path that could endanger his own future...
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