A moving and thrilling historical novel set in medieval Freiburg. Beguine Serafina has settled well into her new home. Then, a terrible crime shakes Freiburg: desecrated hosts in the cathedral, the holiest place in the city! The old cross-brother of the church has been brutally murdered. The suspicion falls on a Jewish shoemaker, who confesses to everything under torture that they want to hear. Meanwhile, Serafina has another suspect in mind. But then events unfold that make Serafina doubt her secret ally, the city physician Achaz. Following "The Ash Cross," this is the second volume in the historical crime series featuring the sharp-witted Beguine Serafina.