Scribe's Field

Crime investigation in the setting of a historical novel

A dead body is discovered while plowing in a field near the newly built Landštejn Castle. Subsequently, one of the finders unexpectedly commits suicide and the other disappears without a trace. The new castle clerk, who is replacing the castellan during his illness, conducts the investigation into both extraordinary events in a manner that raises legitimate doubts. These prevail primarily among the manas of the castle district, who are to form the core of the newly formed castle garrison. When their natural leader, Sigibert of Sichelbach, is seriously injured in a skirmish in the forest under strange circumstances, their trust in the scribe takes its toll.