The Prospect of This City
Being a Novel of the Great Fire
Mystery & Suspense, Espionage, Fiction & Literature, Historical, Literary
| Author: | Eamonn Martin Griffin | ISBN: | 1230001325645 |
| Publisher: | EMG | Publication: | August 30, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eamonn Martin Griffin |
| ISBN: | 1230001325645 |
| Publisher: | EMG |
| Publication: | August 30, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
London, 1666. Agent provocateur Rufus Challis is given a secret mission by the Dutch government; an attack on England's capital in reprisal for wartime losses suffered that summer. He has a single weekend to put his plan into motion.
When Tom Farriner, second son to the King's baker, intercepts an aspect of Challis's plan, he investigates. Already, a friend's blood stains the cobbles. Is Tom man enough to bring Challis down? And to what lengths is Challis prepared to go to in order to see the city fall?
A novel for fans of CJ Sansom, Hilary Mantel, and Manda (MC) Scott, The Prospect of This City is a dark historical thriller with a blade concealed in its sleeve.
London, 1666. Agent provocateur Rufus Challis is given a secret mission by the Dutch government; an attack on England's capital in reprisal for wartime losses suffered that summer. He has a single weekend to put his plan into motion.
When Tom Farriner, second son to the King's baker, intercepts an aspect of Challis's plan, he investigates. Already, a friend's blood stains the cobbles. Is Tom man enough to bring Challis down? And to what lengths is Challis prepared to go to in order to see the city fall?
A novel for fans of CJ Sansom, Hilary Mantel, and Manda (MC) Scott, The Prospect of This City is a dark historical thriller with a blade concealed in its sleeve.
