England is in turmoil. King Henry III's reign is under threat. In Oxford the barons prepare to challenge his rule.
Searching for his lodgings down a dark alley, young student Thomas Symon hears a scream. It’s a young girl, her throat slit.
Mistaken for the fleeing killer, Thomas is saved from a vengeful town mob by a stranger pulling him into a dark passageway. The man is his new university tutor, renowned academic Regent Master William Falconer.
Falconer’s fascination with academic puzzles has given him a reputation for unpicking the most complex problems. Now, to save his student, he must find a killer.
But murder is the most baffling puzzle yet.
Then the bodies of three students are discovered strewn across the town.
Time is running out for Falconer. This is a killer on a quest. He must find the link between the murders. Before he finds another victim.
England is in turmoil. King Henry III's reign is under threat. In Oxford the barons prepare to challenge his rule.
Searching for his lodgings down a dark alley, young student Thomas Symon hears a scream. It’s a young girl, her throat slit.
Mistaken for the fleeing killer, Thomas is saved from a vengeful town mob by a stranger pulling him into a dark passageway. The man is his new university tutor, renowned academic Regent Master William Falconer.
Falconer’s fascination with academic puzzles has given him a reputation for unpicking the most complex problems. Now, to save his student, he must find a killer.
But murder is the most baffling puzzle yet.
Then the bodies of three students are discovered strewn across the town.
Time is running out for Falconer. This is a killer on a quest. He must find the link between the murders. Before he finds another victim.