The Deadliest Sin - (Crispin Guest Mystery) by Jeri Westerson (Hardcover)

About the Book

1399, London. The prioress at St. Frideswide wants to hire Crispin Guest, Tracker of London, to investigate murders at the priory. Two of Prioress Drueta's nuns have been killed in a way that signifies two of the Seven Deadly Sins, and she's at her wits end. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing when the exiled Henry Bolingbroke returns to England's shores.

Book Synopsis

Crispin Guest is summoned to a London priory to unmask a merciless killer. Can he discover who is committing the deadliest of sins?

1399, London. A drink at the Boar's Tusk takes an unexpected turn for Crispin Guest, Tracker of London, and his apprentice, Jack Tucker, when a messenger claims the prioress at St. Frideswide wants to hire him to investigate murders at the priory. Two of Prioress Drueta's nuns have been killed in a way that signifies two of the Seven Deadly Sins, and she's at her wits end.

Meanwhile, trouble is brewing outside of London when the exiled Henry Bolingbroke, the new Duke of Lancaster, returns to England's shores with an army to take back his inheritance. Crispin is caught between solving the crimes at St. Frideswide's Priory, and making a choice once more whether to stand with King Richard or commit treason again.

Review Quotes

'The wheel of life comes full circle for Crispin Guest in the last of his great adventures' - Kirkus Reviews

'Westerson wraps up the series' major loose ends in a manner sure to satisfy fans' - Publishers Weekly

'A richly textured dip into medieval life' - The Historical Novels Review

'Westerson's acclaimed series mixes historical detail with a deep dive into the character of a flawed but honorable hero' - Kirkus Reviews on Spiteful Bones

'This latest in the always enjoyable, crisply written series delivers an agreeable mix of adventure and atmosphere' - Booklist on Sword of Shadows