Cambridge, 1348. Matthew Bartholomew, physician and teacher at Michaelhouse, hears that a devastating pestilence is moving towards England. Before the disease reaches the university, the Master of his college dies suddenly, and Bartholomew becomes convinced that the accepted explanation conceals murder.
His questions expose rivalries within Michaelhouse and force him to doubt people he has trusted for years. As the Black Death finally engulfs Cambridge, medical duty and criminal investigation become inseparable: Bartholomew must care for the sick while uncovering a conspiracy whose victims may otherwise disappear among the thousands claimed by the epidemic.
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