The third installment of the series. Fall of 1615. A double marriage is about to unite the crowns of France and Spain. Before this happens, Countess Micaela de Cameros discovers that her husband associate, Cosme Vecino, pockets thirty chests filled with silver from America. What is he doing with the stolen silver? Who else is in this business? Isidoro Montemayor will get to the heart of the matter.