简介: AtMidsomerPriory,hometoasmallgroupofnuns,MotherThomasAquinasisstrangledand,shortlyafterwards,asetofsilverworth£60,,themostrecentmemberoftheorder,turnsouttobedescendedfromSirAnthonyVertue,,whoheardthenuns’confessionsandhadlongexhortedMotherJulian,theprioress,tosellthepremises,isalsokilledandthemissingsilverturnsup,,whichcouldhelphimsolvethecasebutalsoputanendtothesacredtrust.