The latest in the acclaimed French Revolution series - 14th July 1789. Anne Cartier observes a mob storming the Bastille as the city revolts and the kings authority vanishes. When several royal officers are assassinated, Annes husband, Colonel Paul de Saint-Martin, is called upon to investigate. Then a mob lynches a troublesome baker and Anne looks into the incident. Anne and Paul find several suspects for these murders and evidence of a mastermind, a hidden hand . . .