At an Oxford conference on "The Lingering Effects of the King Arthur Tales on Life in Elizabethan England," two participants don't fit in. Dotsy Lamb, PhD candidate from Virginia, has inadvertently invited a couple of New Agers from Glastonbury. Their agenda is to prove to the arrogant academics that King Arthur and Guinevere were real people. As a big surprise, Bram Fitzwaring plans to produce their royal bones. But Fitzwaring doesn't show up for his scheduled address, because he's still in his room. Dead. -- provided by publisher.