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In 1321, the Keeper of the King's Peace and a bailiff arrive to attend a fair and feast, but become involved in the double homicide of an outlaw and an ambassador.

In 1322, Baldwin Furnshill and Simon Puttock are called to the village of Sticklepath in Devonshire to investigate a girl's death. They soon discovers that the girl was not the only one to be murdered in Sticklepath. As the summer of 1322 brings sun to the Devonshire countryside, two playmates uncover the body of a young girl. As news spreads the name on everyone's lips is Aline, who went missing 6 years ago. Baldwin Frunshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock...