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SummaryTwo-time Anthony Award nominee Caroline Roe bring
fourteenth-century Spain to life in her richly detailed and
intricately woven mysteries. In this tale, danger and
deceit infiltrate two very different families—and only
a blind man can bring the truth to light...
The spring of 1355 brings unexpected changes in Girona. For
Isaac the physician, it is time to bid farwell to his
student Yusuf, who has become a well-loved member of the
family. After thinking him dead for years, Yusuf's blood
kin have discovered his whereabouts, and are eager for his
return home to Grenada.
As Yusuf sets off on his journey, a stranger arrives at the
doorstep of Raimon Forestar, one of Isaac's patients. Raimon
has lately been plagued by disturbing memories in the form
of nightmares. Now the bad dreams grow worse after the
stranger, claiming to be his half-brother, Guillem, takes up
residence at the finca. No one can ignore the
striking resemblance between Raimon and Guillem, yet the two
could not be more different in character, and the
manipulative Guillem's obvious greed for a share of Raimon's
property soon brings chaos—and worse—to the
once-peaceful household.
Meanwhile, Yusuf faces challenges of his own as he tries to
acquit himself appropriately at the court of his cousin,
Muhammad V, Emir of Grenada. Although he is overjoyed to be
reunited with his mother and sisters, two narrow escapes
make it clear to Yusuf that someone else within the castle
walls is less than happy about his return. Fleeing for his
life, the boy heads for the only truly safe haven he knows...
As political, religious, and familial intrigue once again
converge on Girona, Isaac copes with the sudden passing of a
patient. It is the most distressing kind of loss—for
no doctor can prevent death by another's hand. Now, Isaac
must use all of his skills and every clue at his disposal to
untangle an elaborate web of lies, secrets, and
ambition—before another victim is claimed.
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