PLAGUE and political upheaval dominate the horizon for Yorkshire nun Hildegard and her secret mission across Europe is fated to end in death or destiny.

The year of 1383 is one in which she finds herself trapped in national and international intrigue and becomes the subject of personal feud and revenge.

History leaps out of the pages in vibrant colours, danger is at every hand, mystery piles upon mystery and you willingly succumb to the enticement of Cassandra Clark’s writing.