Gilbert de Rideford is a Knight of the Temple of Solomon & an old acquaintance from Crowner John's crusading days. He claims to have come into possession of a secret that could shake Christendom to its foundations
- & he desperately needs John's help to escape from the secretive order of warrior monks. Suddenly swept into a world of religious intrigue & dangerous politics Crowner John finds himself undertaking a life-threatening mission to the Island of Lundy
- inhabited solely by notorious pirates
- until finally the awful secret itself is revealed.