<p>March 1147. Determined to escape the gloom that has descended on Aber, Gareth and Gwen travel to Shrewsbury in an attempt to find answers about Rhun&#39;s death, about the whereabouts and plans of Prince Cadwaladr, and about Gwen&#39;s family ties to England.<br />
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But when John Fletcher, now Deputy Sheriff of Shrewsbury, asks Gareth to help him investigate a pool of blood for which he has no body, Gareth can&#39;t refuse. And when the investigation points to a conspiracy involving some of the leading citizens of Shrewsbury, Gwynedd&#39;s foremost investigators go looking for answers--and find that trouble isn&#39;t far behind.<br />
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<em>The Renegade Merchant</em>&nbsp;is the seventh<em>&nbsp;Gareth ' Gwen Medieval Mystery.</em></p>