Chapter 11, The Greatness of St. Zvlkx; Chapter 12, Spike and Cindy Summary

In Chapter 11, Thursday and her brother, Joffey, go to the site where the Great Cathedral of Swindon once stood. Only a single arched doorway remains. The rest has been torn down and replaced by a shopping area. The big attraction is the reincarnation of St. Zvlkx from the Thirteenth Century. St. Zvlkx had made several predictions that came true, and he is supposed to be bringing another.

At first it seems that the saint will not be showing up, but then he does and gives the revelation. He says that if Swindon wins the croquet championship, the Goliath Corporation will be lost.

In Chapter 12, Thursday drives to Crickdale in her Speedster to visit Spike, an old friend who had married Cindy, the assassin who is...