The Poisoned Chalice

When a medieval reenactment at the grandiose Langford Castle turns deadly, a world of fantasy quickly unravels into chilling reality. In the midst of a spirited feast, a celebratory toast is made, but only moments later, one of the participants collapses, poisoned by the very chalice they raised. The reenactment community, once bound by camaraderie and shared love for history, is suddenly engulfed in suspicion, as secrets surface and hidden rivalries emerge.

Detective Elise Morrigan is called in to solve the case, but she finds herself an outsider in a tight-knit world where everyone remains firmly in character. Among knights, queens, and jesters, she must sift through layers of deception to uncover the truth, but the boundaries between role-playing and reality are dangerously blurred. Each reenactor hides behind a persona, but the more Morrigan learns, the more she suspects these identities may mask true motives and age-old grudges.

As Morrigan delves deeper, she realizes that this murder is not an isolated act but part of a larger game, where betrayal and loyalty intertwine, and nothing is as it seems. In The Poisoned Chalice, every costume conceals a lie, and every toast could be someone's last. Detective Morrigan must unmask the killer before the game claims another life.