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The King's Spy
Author: Swanston, Andrew
Brand: Corgi
Edition: Reprint
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 464
Release Date: 09-09-2013
Part Number: 9780552166102
Details: Product Description
Summer, 1643England is at war with itself. King Charles I has fled London, his negotiations with Parliament in tatters. The country is consumed by bloodshed. For Thomas Hill, a man of letters quietly running a bookshop in the rural town of Romsey, knowledge of the war is limited to the rumours that reach the local inn.When a stranger knocks on his door one night and informs him that the king's cryptographer has died, everything changes. Aware of Thomas's background as a mathematician and his expertise in codes and ciphers, the king has summoned him to his court in Oxford.On arrival, Thomas soon discovers that nothing at court is straightforward. There is evidence of a traitor in their midst. Brutal murder follows brutal murder. And when a vital message encrypted with a notoriously unbreakable code is intercepted, he must decipher it to reveal the king's betrayer and prevent the violent death that failure will surely bring.
Review
Wonderful - rich, deep, intelligent and thoughtful with clearly drawn characters and exactly the right amount of suspense ―
M C Scott
About the Author
Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels –
The King’s Spy,
The King’s Exile and
The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of
Waterloo: The Bravest Man and
Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I –
Incendium (published in paperback as
The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in
Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.
EAN: 9780552166102
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 1.2 inches
Languages: English
