1273.

In Paris, en route to his coronation, King Edward of England is stabbed with a poisoned knife. He narrowly escapes death, but the whole ordeal has shaken the royal family to its core.

The King demands to know who orchestrated the attack. Since the suspicious death of his son last year he’s become obsessed with any deaths in his family.

He calls upon William Falconer, who also happens to be in Paris helping an old friend. He wants Falconer to find out who’s killing his family — and fast.

Then a young man plunges to his death from Notre-Dame. When another body is fished out of the river, it’s clear to Falconer people are being silenced.

From the highest seat of power to the lowest, Falconer must use his legendary powers of deduction to find out who knows more than they are saying. Before more victims are silenced . . . and England loses its King.

Fans of C.J. Sansom, Ellis Peters, S.J. Parris, Paul Doherty, Rory Clements and S.W. Perry will devour this gripping medieval mystery series.