A time-slip novel set in present-day and Elizabethan Cotswolds. Today: When a skeleton is discovered in the grounds of Hailes Abbey, alongside an artefact supposedly destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, TV producer Lewis Jordan comes to Cheltenham to make a documentary about the relic, but murder is close at hand. Called upon to track down a poison pen writer, private investigator Eden Grey soon finds herself on the hunt for a killer that will lead to revenge, espionage and bloodshed. 1571: A contract killer is sent to Hailes Abbey to remove a priest suspected of plotting against Elizabeth I. But he has his own motives for murder. AUTHOR: Kim Fleet holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of St Andrews and is a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute. A freelance writer, life coach and teacher, she is the author of 'Paternoster: An Eden Grey Mystery' and has had over forty short stories published in magazines in the UK and Australia, including Woman's Weekly, People's Friend, Take a Break, and That's Life Fast Fiction. SELLING POINTS: . Sequel to Paternoster, featuring private investigator Eden Grey . A gritty crime novel that explores Elizabethan espionage . 'Richly atmospheric, with vividly drawn characters, Holy Blood is a clever page turner' - Eve Seymour