'A rollicking tale of adventure, intrigue, deceit and danger, rich in period texture and with a wonderfully engaging protagonist at its heart. I was gripped from the first page to the last.' R.N. Morr…
'A captivating tale alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of a bygone age. Historical storytelling done right.' Steven Veerapen, author of the Simon Danforth Mysteries
From the author of the successful Thomas the Falconer mysteries comes a new historical series featuring Elizabethan intelligencer Martin Marbeck . . . 1600: a new century dawns. War with Spain has dra…
Discontent with King James’s reign is growing, with the country still fiercely divided between Protestant and Catholic. Rumours abound, and the intelligence service is stretched to its l…
