The Devil's Acolyte (Knights Templar)

About this book

Amidst the myth and folklore of Tavistock one tale above all others strikes fear into the hearts of the townspeoplethat of the murders on the Abbots Way. One cold winter many years ago a young acolyte led a group of fellow novices in the theft of their abbots wine store. Later consumed by guilt and fear of discovery he was driven to commit still more crimes. As legend has it the devil himself meted out his punishment leading the acolyte and his cohorts to their deaths on the treacherous Devon moors. Now in the autumn of 1322 it looks as if history is repeating itself. Abbot Robert has found his wine barrel empty and a body has been discovered on the moors. Furnshill and Puttock are called upon to investigate but the case seems only to become increasingly complicated. It soon becomes apparent that its not just wine thats missing from the abbeyand that the body on the moors isnt the last.