Even though the Scottish covenanters endured harsh persecutions by the King’s Inquisition, the mysterious name of the Black Avenger sent thrills of hope and courage to many a tormented soul. Yet the captains and dragoons feared this elusive figure while at the same time determining to place his head on the Netherbow. Many faithful Presbyterians were murdered on the spot or threatened with a touch of the thumbscrew or a place on the rack if they did not disclose the hiding place of some sought-out Covenanters. An exciting, fact-based, historical novel regarding the events of Scottish history in 1688.