A Catherine LeVendeur mystery Catherine LeVendeur is a creature of twelfth-century France. Her life is a mirror of that time but she is a unique spirit, determined to make her way in the world and armed with a keen mind and a curiosity that often puts her in peril. Her life is both a reflection of the bonds placed upon a woman in her society and the ways in which a strong personality can triumph and succeed in spite of those strictures. Catherine...

When a Knight Templar's body is discovered in Catherine LeVendeur's home on their return from a visit to France, "Catherine's closely held secret about her family's Jewish roots is threatened to be revealed."--Jacket.