Nicholas Peverell is newly wed to his sweetheart Jane and enjoying married life with her at his manor house at Dean Peverell. One winter evening they invite he Bishop of Marchester, who used to be the local prior, to dinner. However, next day, on a hunting party in the salt marshes near Pelham Maris, Nicholas meets the Bishop again in very different circumstances. He comes across his murdered corpse lying in a pool of water. His heart has been cut out.
Nicholas can't help but remember that their previous night's conversation had touched on witchcraft. Rumours abound of a local coven in the area. Has the Bishop fallen foul of it? Nicholas and Jane are determined to discover the truth...

Iris Collier is the daughter of a professional musician and was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she read History. She taught Creative Writing in Chichester for a number years and now lives in Boxgrove where she researches and writes history books Death at Candlemas is her second historical crime novel. She married a diplomat travelled a great deal throughout her married life. She has two grown-up children and one grandson.
Iris is the author of two previous his crime novels featuring Nicholas Peverell Day of Wrath and Reluctant Spy.

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