The master of historical crime fiction is back with another Guilhem d'Ussel mystery.

Autumn 1193. When Guilhem d'Ussel saves a boy from drowning while trying to escape his abductors, he discovers that the boy, a future count, stands in the way of the schemes of Richard the Lionheart's brother. Having been entrusted with the boy's protection, Ussel is ambushed and rescued by outlaws who then take him in. As he injured his assailants, he becomes an outcast that even the French King's captain can't protect. Condemned to the gallows, he'll learn the truth about his enemies and the existence of a fabulous treasure...