In May of 1272 Prioress Eleanor—recovering from a near fatal winter fever—returns to Amesbury Priory to visit her aunt and to continue her recovery. Instead, Death seems to lurk around every corner. When a man is decapitated near the river, Eleanor suspects a human hand at work, but her aunt is reticent to investigate. Who is this restless spirit? Is it a ghost? A demon? A human? This is the fourth novel in the Medeival Mystery series.