Bloodstone G. W. Dahlquist two men no one should

two men no one should ever have to trust

A Soviet space scientist defects to win academic freedom

exile and shipwreck as he voyages to a Pacific island straddling the date meridian

vital and utterly satisfying companion novel

And parallel with the difficulties faced in the hunt is the growing threat to his marriage

Bloodstone G. W. Dahlquist two men no one shouldDecember, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby, a wealthy Cheapside merchant, is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King's coroner to investigate. For the late Sir Robert had in his possession a priceless relic, a sacred bloodstone which he was planning to donate to the Abbey of St Fulcher on Thames. The bloodstone has disappeared and the Regent, John of Gaunt, who covets the relic for himself, is taking an