Alencon, September 1304. Imprisoned by the Inquisition, Agnes 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. 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.