Death of a Scholar

Father Gabriel spends a few days of relaxation at his old Cambridge College, the guest of friend Arthur Kingsley from his student days. Kingsley is now a respected scientist and a Fellow of St Stephen's College, but after an enjoyable evening dining at High Table, Gabriel receives the shattering news that Daphne Silverton, Kingsley's brilliant young protâegâee, has been found dead in her laboratory after what appears to have been a tragic accident. When another member of Daphne's laboratory is found dead, Gabriel confronts the possibility that there are dark secrets lurking behind both deaths. This fourth book in the popular Father Gabriel series examines the moral minefield of the complicity of scientists in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction. It also reveals more about Gabriel's past.