Rumours of plague threaten Cambridge again, ten years after the
Black Death had almost laid waste to the town. It is a ripe
atmosphere to be exploited by the mysterious 'Sorcerer', an
anonymous magician whose increasing influence seems certain to oust
both civil and church leaders from power. One murder, another
unexplained death, a font filled with blood, a desecreated grave -
all bear the hallmarks of the Sorcerer's hand, only the
identity of the magician remains a mystery. The latest episode in
the popular series of mediaevel mysteries, featuring the
physician-cum-sleuth, Matthew Bartholomew.
