Lukitt Bachmann is waiting in his Lanterne de Mortes, a Tower of the Dead, in the middle of a cemetery.
He’s had a complicated life: son of a Herrnhuter Brother thrown out of his sect; help-meet to a pastor; sailor, fisherman, boar-hunter; student and lecturer exploring the varied histories of the Knights Teutonic and the bone-chapels their descendants left behind them.
He has become an assassin and a murderer, learned the terrible highs and lows of friendships made and lost, as is now awaiting his last remaining friend to set him free so he can put right past wrongs.
A stunning historical thriller from Clio Gray, acclaimed author of the Scottish Mystery Series, Gray’s compelling novel is an ideal choice for readers of Erin Morgenstern, C.J.Sansom and Hilary Mantel.
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Prologue
I’m Sitting atop the Lanterne des Mortes is some Alsatian hole…
From Farm to Herrnhuter to Seiden See
Lukitt Habakkuk Backmann. A complicated name. A complicated life…
Manna and Thanking God
Poured out like Water
Fairs and Wonders
The Triungulin Mosaic
The Flicker Threshold
Victus Theatrum
Worlds upon Worlds
The Chapel Bells Right Out, as Does Lukitt
Lenten Longings
Clear Blue Skies
Wooden Hooks, Bone Implements
From Boar to Beetle
Out of One Wood, Into Another
Dancing Monkeys, Drunken Men
Different Ways to Change Your Life
Marriage and Melodrama
How to Can a Bottler
Rosebuds and Recognition
A different Kind of Act Altogether
Bad Times, Bad Decisions
The Wasps do their Worst
Getting Out, But Maybe Not Getting On
A Curious Education
Life, Luck and Fortune
The Spurs That Push Us On
Present Worries, Ancient Studies
The Ripping Off of His Wings
Bad Smells, Sound Plans
Plans Put Into Action
Opapa Believes Too All Is Well
Ancient Tress Still Living, Julida Not So Long
Outrage All Round
Swivelling on a Sixpence
Discovering the Ostrogoths
At the Lodge
The Feeding Grounds
Out of the Mausoleum
Brummsberg, and Misdeeds Abounding
Back to the Lodge
The Tapestry
Plans, and Pigeon Pie
Goslar, Then and Now
Great Discoveries, Great Regrets
Über Allen Gipfeln
Brandy and Wine
Resolution
Followed by Realisation and Retribution
And Celebration
On the Trail of the One-Eyed Monkey
There’s Lawyers, and Then There’s Lawyers
Last Friends, Last Words
Archimimus Dances
Author’s Note