Summer of 970. The family of Unntor Reginsson is gathering at the house of the dying patriarch. Everyone knows he returned wealthy from military campaigns, and rumors say he brought an entire chest of gold with him—a cause of disputes among his heirs. Now Unntor’s sons have returned to their father, but none of them wants to honor their parent’s memory. Soon, blood will spill in the house where peace once reigned, and one brother will go against the other.
Only nobody yet knows that this murder will be far from the first, and that somewhere among those gathered in the family nest, darkness has taken root in someone’s heart—and it won’t stop at anything. In an atmosphere of general distrust and suspicion, the family must find the murderer before it’s too late.