It is 1320 and civil war is looming in England as the monk Ralph of Houndeslow rides into Crediton. Ralph faces a daunting task in his new position as Master of St Lawrence’s, the leper hospital. Not only are his charges grievously ill, they are also outcasts of society, shunned and feared by all healthy folk. The citizens of Crediton have other concerns as well. The murder of goldsmith Godfrey...