★ 布克獎得主《Orbital》作者中世紀懸疑經典★ 倒敘敘事×神父視角,層層逼近真相的信仰推理★ 《每日電訊報》盛讚「華麗而豐饒的閱讀饗宴」★ 喜愛Hilary Mantel的讀者必讀十五世紀,英格蘭薩默塞特郡的小村莊奧克漢。富裕能幹的村民湯瑪斯・紐曼,被河水吞沒——是意外?是自盡?還是謀殺?村中神父約翰・里夫,作為告解者,握有眾人的秘密。他耐心牧養著迷惘的靈魂,也背負著屬於自己的隱情。故事從死亡往回倒敘,一日一日逼近那場致命時刻。當信仰、罪疚與權力糾纏在濕冷河霧之中,真相是否真能被揭示?而若真相揭開,村莊又將承受什麼代價?An ingenious medieval mystery with an unforgettable narrator, by one of the UK’s most acclaimed and daring writers.FROM THE AUTHOR OF 2024 BOOKER PRIZE WINNING ORBITAL15th century Oakham, in Somerset; when a man is swept away by the village's river, an explanation has to be found: accident, suicide or murder?The village priest, John Reve, is privy to many secrets in his role as confessor. But will he be able to unravel what happened to the victim, Thomas Newman, the wealthiest, most capable and industrious man in the village? And what will happen if he can’t?Moving back in time towards the moment of Thomas Newman’s death, the story is related by Reve – an extraordinary creation, a patient shepherd to his wayward flock, and a