De sang et d'or

The new adventures of Quentin du Mesnil, in the culinary crime saga set at the court of François IstThe year is 1520. The intrepid kings of France and England are about to sign a peace treaty at Drap d'or camp. For Quentin du Mesnil, this means that his wish to be in charge of the interior of the future château Chambord may soon come true. Yet the atmosphere surrounding the peace talks is explosive and the tiniest spark could reignite a full-blown conflict.Who is responsible for the repeated disappearance of food reserves in the French camp? Why is Henry VIIIth meeting François Ist immediately before his meeting with Charles Quint? And who is behind the strange murders that are threatening the tenuous peace agreement?Beneath his pacifist exterior, the King of England is the object of ever deepening suspicion, specifically his counsel, Thomas More. With each new macabre discovery, there can no longer be any doubt: More's Utopia is guiding the assassin's hand.