The King's Spy
(Thomas Hill 1)
$28.93
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2013
Summary
Dark secrets and treachery breed vicious murder in the English Civil War.
Summer, 1643. England 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552166102 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552166103 |
| Author: | Andrew Swanston |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Thomas Hill Novels |
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“Wonderful – rich, deep, intelligent and thoughtful with clearly drawn characters and exactly the right amount of suspense.” –M. C. Scott
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
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.
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