Psychotic and ruthless illegal arms dealer Xavier Nathanial Sinclair purchases the vargueño—a 16th century Spanish travelling desk—at a London auction house. For many years, Sinclair has plied his trade of procuring and selling illegal arms while ensconced at Eagle’s Cliff: a spectacular villa perched on a beautiful Catalonian mountaintop. Thanks to Sinclair’s Barcelona-based furniture restorer, a selection of secret 16th century documents is discovered inside the vargueño. Their translation reveals a shocking secret that leads to the unknown heir to the fortune of one of the most famous Englishmen in history. Max is an architect working for Sinclair, while Katie is a 16th century artefacts expert—lovers dragged into Sinclair’s mess. He coerces Max and Katie to help him search for several important artefacts on his personal “shopping list,” beautiful objects he has no intention of paying for.
