The Heretic`s Mark is the fourth book in the Jackdaw Mysteries series which is set in sixteenth century London. This story has a main character Nicholas Shelby who is now married to his second wife Bianca.
The story starts in London when an innocent man is executed for treason and not long after this, somebody starts a rumour that Nicholas Shelby was also involved with this crime. However, everybody knows that Nicholas is innocent but he has to go away to escape from the authorities who think he is guilty.
So he takes his wife on a secret journey across Europe to Padua where Bianca originally came from. After crossing the sea on a herring boat they then make their way to the Netherlands. It is here that they meet a very strange young woman named Hella Maas. Hella wishes to join them on their journey , so the three of them make their way to Padua, posing as pilgrims. After a short time in Hella`s company they realise that she is very religious and she seems to have special powers.
The story starts in London when an innocent man is executed for treason and not long after this, somebody starts a rumour that Nicholas Shelby was also involved with this crime. However, everybody knows that Nicholas is innocent but he has to go away to escape from the authorities who think he is guilty.
So he takes his wife on a secret journey across Europe to Padua where Bianca originally came from. After crossing the sea on a herring boat they then make their way to the Netherlands. It is here that they meet a very strange young woman named Hella Maas. Hella wishes to join them on their journey , so the three of them make their way to Padua, posing as pilgrims. After a short time in Hella`s company they realise that she is very religious and she seems to have special powers.