The Roland Medals

Scandinavian noir meets Don Quixote in this intriguing mystery romance set on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain. In 1593 a wandering monk Carmelo creates a series of medals featuring Roland celebrated in the medieval epic poem The Song of Roland. In 2012 Armi a young Finnish Border Guard flees a murderous partner and sets out to walk the Camino. Although separated by five centuries their journeys and stories converge at a ruined monastery on the Camino. Carlo Fontal one of the monasterys owners is restoring it but it is unclear where the money for the project is coming from. Armi her suspicions aroused is torn between her growing attraction to Carlo and her reluctance to repeat past mistakes.What secrets connect the medal the monastery and the deceased billionaire who owned the Roland Medals? And what does a predator from Armis troubled childhood know about them? As Armi strives to find the truth can she trust her feelings vanquish her demons and take back the happiness that was stolen from her so long ago? Fans of historical mysteries by Kate Mosse Iain Pears and Umberto Eco will love the interplay of the past and the present in this gripping story.