A secret list identifying the supporters of both King Henry and his rival for power Simon de Montfort has disappeared following the murder of the King's master spy in the west of England. Stephen Attebrook, the part-time deputy coroner for medieval Ludlow, must find Baynard's list for his former master, the grasping and ambitious crown justice Ademar de Valence - projecting Attebrook into a cesspit of medieval murder, espionage, intrigue and betrayal.Attebrook faces his greatest challenge as a discoverer of secrets as he races to obtain the list before a rival gets it first, while the life of someone close to him hangs on the outcome.