Bernard is a novelist Simonay multiple inspirations and uses different literary styles. After New Zealand, Australia, Antarctica, etc, this story takes us into the Scotland full of legends and this is one of those legends that serves as a frame to the police investigation so successful. The characters are dense, this story is very dark. Personal Conclusion: I always liked novels that are based on solid documentation and that bring me knowledge while entertaining me. Moreover parallelism ente 14 century and today (1957) is particularly interesting in this country so rich in its past. A very good read! Small problem: I find that this novel does not have the coverage it deserves!