The Parisian prodigal

In 1205, Theophilosa fool by trade, a family man by choice, and a spy by designbelongs, along with his family, to the Fools Guild, a group that secretly maintains the fragile order of society. In Toulouse, that order is threatened when, unexpectedly, a man claiming to be a full brother of the ruling count is found one morning in a local bordello next to a dead whore, killed with his own sword. Now, Theophilos and his family must uncover the truth.