Poor Robert de Hane, a most devout humble canon is a pitious figure hanging in the privy...this apparent suicide seems incongruent with the prebendary known in the cathedral close. Could it be murder? As Crowner John digs deeper into this death he uncovers a greedy plot that nearly leads to his own undoing. A felicitous Christmas this is not for many in Devon County 1194, but the crowner receives a most welcome gift from a surprising ally.
