"All civilisations think they are invulnerable. History warns us none is.

1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts – coins, fragments of glass, human bones – which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death?

As Fairfax is drawn more deeply into the isolated community, everything he believes – about himself, his faith and the history of his world – is tested to destruction."

We met the author in 2018 when he visited Zurich. The book was ok, but I expected more suspense, like in "Conclave" or "Pompeii", for example.

Even though it's a signed copy, I'm releasing it because I was just not too impressed with this book. I hope the new "temporary" owner likes it!

If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it.

I loved this book - what an amazing story. The experience of reading it during a pandemic was uncanny. The end was very sad and disturbing, but knowing (and loving) Robert Harris, that was to be expected I guess. He has killed off his main characters before. I'm passing this book on the a friend, who will release it after reading it.