Tobias

Tyrian purple, the colour that denotes Byzantine imperial power is embargoed and under close guard in Byzantium. To steal it is punishable by death.

However a Jewish merchant from Venice has sourced an illegal supply and Tobias, a minstrel, and his twin brother, Tomas, begin a dangerous journey to retrieve the dye and deliver it into the merchant's eager hands.

But is this supply as secret as they had hoped?

Set in the venal underbelly of twelfth century trade In Constantinople, Tobias is a st...