Ashes of the Elements Recent despite the protests of the

despite the protests of the woman he loves

he finds himself drawn into a complex web of death

A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner

The Book of Form and Emptiness blends unforgettable characters

Each one more horrifying than the last

Ashes of the Elements Recent despite the protests of theA grove of huge oak trees in the Wealden forest is felled. And, as if some ancient curse is being brought alive, the man who wielded the axes meets with a violent end. The Sheriff claims the Forest People did it, but Abbess Helewise believes a supernatural solution is too easy an answer. She consults Josse d'Acquin, whose manor house in the Weald is now being renovated, and he, concerned about the safety of two girls from the abbey, enters the forest