Fight like a lion. Charge like an eagle. Sting like a scorpion.

1137. The Duke of Aquitaine – the most sought-after region of France – is found dead in Santiago de Compostela. No one can say for certain what caused his death. His daughter, Eleanor, decides to take revenge and marries the son of the one she believes is his murderer: Louis VI the Fat, King of France.

During the wedding ceremony, Louis dies in exactly the same way. Eleanor, with the help of the cats of Aquitaine – the epic spies of the duchy – will try to discover who benefits from the coronation of two inexperienced children on the throne...

A gripping historical thriller that spans a century filled with vendettas, incest, and wars. And a dark mystery surrounding three lives that will forge the future of what is today called Europe.

The author of the successful White City trilogy returns!