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When a Catholic priest hangs himself during the pope's inauguration, his friend and ex-priest Alex Harker is dragged into a secret war that has been playing out on the fringes of society since the birth of Christ. The suicide sets into motion a planned timetable of terrifying events that will irrevocably change the world as we know it.

"Bones" Malone earned his moniker collecting buffalo bones on the plains. Even in 1881, Bones is still haunted by his role in the war 18 years earlier. Now his cousin, Wade, has started a big ranch in the area. Bones cannot escape the past, or the idea that he is the designated protector of the Malone family. He will have to reconcile his past and the conflicts of the present, including his relationships with Wade and his wife, Sassy - the woman Bones had once loved.

Англичанка Эдит Парджетер под псевдонимом Эллис Питерс создала детективную серию о событиях XII века в Англии и Уэльсе. В центре повествования–старый крестоносец, ставший братом Кадфаэлем в Шрусберийском аббатстве. На фоне гражданской войны между королевой Матильдой и королем Стефаном Блуаским, Кадфаэль расследует преступления, используя свой богатый жизненный опыт и знание человеческих душ. Эта история о жителях Шрусбери и обитателях аббатства полна тайн и драматических событий.