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In the ruined cloisters of Yorkshire’s Fountains Abbey, a cloaked man lies dead beside a book on alchemy. The victim’s identity and the intent behind the death raise questions of revenge and manipulation. Detective Ian Rutledge, a seasoned police officer, is summoned to unravel the mystery. Meanwhile, the British War Office hunts a missing operative whose covert work remains undisclosed even to Rutledge. The case leads him to Berkshire, where centuries‑old cottages—originally built for lepers—now shelter a community of outcasts who hide from their own histories. Between layers of deception, alchemical intrigue, and a looming pale horse carved into the chalk hillside, Rutledge must confront truth, treachery, and the unfinished business of trench warfare.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Charles Todd
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