Idol Bones

Vincent Stream sees his appointment as Dean of Bow St Aelfric Cathedral as a gift from God. His predecessor has left the affairs of the cathedral in a shambles and here, Stream perceives, there is a name to be made. Erica Millhaven, the residentiary canon, and Deacon Theodora Braithwaite's supervisor during her secondment to Bow, agrees that new blood is needed in the diocese. But the stubbornness of the cathedral clergy is legendary and they are unlikely to hand their individual trophies over without a fight - especially to one such as Stream. However, it soon seems as if the violence of the clergy's divisions may have reached hitherto unprecedented levels - and that the sacrifice has indeed been made...