Publisher's Synopsis
Two vintage stories from the pen of Ellis Peters; Found guilty of murder, Louis Stevenson leaves the dock loudly proclaiming his innocence; he also delivers a chilling invitation to the four men responsible for his conviction: "You four I summon to meet me at the time appointed, at the Assize of the Dying." The meaning of these sinister words becomes clear almost immediately with two unexpected deaths. In the second tale, Aunt Helen, murder is committed in a story of blind obsession and psychological suspense that starts with what appears to be the perfect crime
