The monks of the Lindisfarne Priory thought their Inspector had journeyed back to the mainland -- but when a body is found in the river near a neighbouring Priory, it seems likely to be his. It's up to the scribe Linnet, along with novice monk Cassian, to unravel who this man actually was, and to do that they'll have to leave the Holy Island and travel to where it all began, Durham.

Readers love the first Lindisfarne mystery:

'A treat to read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A beautifully written book which really evokes the places and times where it was set' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Gripping right from the start' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A wonderfully atmospheric medieval mystery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐



Cressida Downing is a freelance editor, has worked in bookshops and for publishers, and owns a business taking people on reading retreats. She lives near Cambridge. Her first novel was Consider the Ravens, and she has planned five further novels in the Scribe of Lindisfarne series.