The summer of 1276 at Tyndal Priory is peaceful - or was until Kenelm's corpse is found floating in the millpond. When Brother Thomas concludes the murder occurred on priory grounds, Prioress Eleanor and Crowner Ralf swiftly agree to help each other solve the crime. The murder victim, a newcomer, was disliked in Tyndal village, and no one wants one of their own hanged for the deed. Fingers quickly point to a Jewish family, refugees under the reloc...