An elegant and atmospheric literary thriller that will delight fans of The Interpretation of Murder and The Shadow of the Wind Eighteenth century France; the Age of Enlightenment Young calligrapher Dalessius has just been released from prison and finding himself homeless takes a job as Voltaire's messenger and spy Soon he's entangled in a web of secrets and intrigue, leading from the courts and scaffolds of Toulouse to Paris, and a mysterious fortified monastery...