The brilliant new Elizabethan thriller from the highly acclaimed author of SACRED TREASON. 1564: Catholic herald William Harley, Clarenceux King of Arms, is the custodian of a highly dangerous document. When it is stolen, Clarenceux immediately suspects a group of Catholic sympathisers, the self-styled Knights of the Round Table. Francis Walsingham, the ruthless protege of the queen's Principal Secretary, Sir William Cecil, intercepts a coded message from the Knights to a Countess kwn to have Catholic leanings. He is convinced that Clarenceux is trying to use the document to advance the cause of the Catholic Queen. And soon Clarenceux enters a nightmare of suspicion, deception and conspiracy. Conflict and fear, compounded by the religious doubts of the time, conceal a persistent mystery. Where has the document gone? Who has it and who really took it? And why? The roots of betrayal are deep and shocking: and Clarenceux's journey towards the truth entails t just the discovery of clues and signs, but also the discovery of himself.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Headline Review, Headline Publishing Group
GTIN
9780755356041
ISBN-10
0755356047
ISBN-13
9780755356041
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104176867
Product Key Features
Author
James Forrester
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Dimensions
Weight
668g
Depth
242 mm
Height
36mm
Width
154mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
242mm
Literary Period/Movement
0755356047
Audience
Children
Content Note
Map
Author Biography
James Forrester is a pen name for historian Dr Ian Mortimer. Dr Mortimer is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of four highly acclaimed medieval biographies. He is also the author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England which was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller. He lives with his wife and three children on the edge of Dartmoor. For more information, visit www.jamesforrester.co.uk.