Idol Bones

To Vincent Stream his appointment as Dean of Bow St Aelfric is a gift from God. Here, if anywhere, there is a name to be made. But, as Deacon Theodora Braithwaite quickly perceives, when it comes to imposing order on the shambles left by his predecessor, Stream is unlikely to be offered a clear run as the stubbornness of the cathedral clergy is legendary. Within a week of Stream’s residence the clergy are faced with another challenge to their authority when a body is found, its throat slashed like a sacrificial lamb’s. It seems clear that the clergy’s battle for power has proved more bloody than even Theodora expected.