Publisher's Synopsis
2023 Illumination Book Awards Gold Medalist, Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction
2023 Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite, Middle Grade
2023 Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite, Book Cover Design Fiction
2023 Catholic Media Association Book Awards, First Place, Books for Youth
2023 Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishing Awards, Third Place, Children's Books: Teens
In this thrilling installment of the award-winning series, The Harwood Mysteries, Xan is living in Lincoln as a merchant's apprentice to his uncle. But all is not well.
Uncle William's business partner has become deathly ill after he angered a mysterious, scarred woman in the marketplace. Nigel, the reckless nephew of William's business partner, has put them in danger by befriending an enemy of the King.
Why is there a band of brutes lurking near Uncle William's shop?
Does the disfigured woman in the marketplace really have power over life and death?
Will Nigel stop his dealings with a known traitor?
