'What a wonderful storyteller Maitland is'THE TIMESDANIEL PURSGLOVE BOOK THREEFrom the stark Yorkshire landscape to the dark underbelly of Jacobean London,Daniel Pursglove's new mission sees him fall prey to a ruthless copycat killer...London,1607. As dawn breaks,Daniel Pursglove rides north,away from the watchful eye of the King and his spies.He returns,disguised,to his childhood home in Yorkshire - with his own score to settle. The locals have little reason to trust a prying stranger,and those who remember Daniel do so with contempt.When a body is found with rope burns about the neck,Daniel falls under suspicion. On the run,across the country,he is pursued by a ruthless killer whose victims all share the same gallows mark. Are these the crimes of someone with a cruel personal vendetta - or has Daniel become embroiled in a bigger,and far more sinister,conspiracyA new river of treason is rising,flowing from the fields of Yorkshire right to the heart of the King's court . . .PRAISE FOR THE DANIEL PURSGLOVE SERIES'Dark and enthralling'ANDREW TAYLOR'This gripping thriller shows what a wonderful storyteller Maitland is'THE TIMES'Colourful and compelling'SUNDAY TIMES'Full of tension and danger... powerfully atmospheric'JENNIFER SAINT'Goes right to the heart of the Jacobean court'TRACY BORMAN'Spies,thieves,murderers and King James I Brilliant'CONN IGGULDEN'There are few authors who can bring the past to life so compellingly... Brilliant writing and more importantly,riveting reading'SIMON SCARROW'A beautifully crafted thriller... Breathtaking and bone-chilling'MANDA SCOTT'Maitland is a superlative historical novelist'REBECCA MASCULL'Devilishly good'DAILY MAIL'The intrigues of Jacobean court politics simmer beneath the surface in this gripping and masterful crime novel'KATHERINE CLEMENTS'Beautifully written with a dark heart,Maitland knows how to pull you deep into the early Jacobean period'RHIANNON WARD
Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupISBN: 9781472275509Number of pages: 432Weight: 660 gDimensions: 236 x 164 x 38 mm
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Brimful of malice,machinations and gruesome deaths,this is a shadowy novel of spies and double-agents,underworld brothel keepers and religious dissenters,where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trustedA dark and enthralling historical novel with a powerful narrative. The mysterious Daniel Pursglove has all the qualifications for a memorable series heroSpies,thieves,murderers and King James I Brilliant. Wonderful,exciting story
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