A captivating novel that recalls the work of Umberto Eco and Barry Unsworth. In1483 Father Felix Fabri sets sail from Germany to Mount Sinai on a pilgrimageto v... » 

A captivating novel that recalls the work of Umberto Eco and Barry Unsworth. In1483 Father Felix Fabri sets sail from Germany to Mount Sinai on a pilgrimageto venerate the relics of the spiritual bride he took when he first swore hisvows the martyr Saint Katherine of Alexandria. But Father Fabri finds himselfthrust into a deep and strange mystery when he discovers that little bylittle the remains of Katherines body are being plundered. «