Publisher's Synopsis
Caught up in the turbulent politics in the landof the troubadours at the beginning of the 13thcentury, Olivier de Mazan discovers a secret that could change history. At the same time, corruption in the established church and a subsequentrise of dissent have set off a chain of events that pits Olivier and his countrymen against crusaders from the North in a cruel war that threatens a venerable culture and is fought against the background of a long struggle between the Capet dynasty and its arch rival, that of the Plantagenets. The power-hungry abbot in charge of the Crusade seethes over papal restraints to his insatiable ambition and schemes to gain control of Olivier's secret, stopping at nothing, not even murder, to obtain it. While Olivier battles to defend his country, he must also protect his family from the minions of the ruthless churchman. The Apostles of Satan is the first novel in the trilogy, Ordeal by Fire, by award-winner F.Scott Kimmich
