**Longlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Award**<\/b><\/p>\n
‘A gripping thriller’ THE TIMES <\/b>| ‘Dark and enthralling’ ANDREW TAYLOR <\/b>| ‘Devilishly good’ DAILY MAIL<\/b><\/p>\n
‘I couldn’t put it down’ ? ? ? ? ?<\/p>\n
‘A story of disaster, espionage, murder and a deep-seated conspiracy… it’s nothing short of genius’ ? ? ? ? ?<\/p>\n
Revenge runs deep in this<\/b> captivating historical thriller for fans of C.J. Sansom and Laura Shepherd-Robinson. <\/b><\/p>\n
1606.<\/b> England stands divided in the wake of the failed Gunpowder Plot. As a devastating tidal wave sweeps the Bristol Channel, rumours of new treachery reach the King. <\/p>\n
In Newgate prison, Daniel Pursglove receives an unexpected – and dangerous – offer. Charles FitzAlan, close confidant of King James, will grant his freedom – if Daniel can infiltrate the underground Catholic network in Bristol and unmask the one conspirator still at large. <\/p>\n
Where better to hide a traitor than in the chaos of a drowned city? Daniel goes to Bristol to investigate, but soon finds himself at the heart of a dark Jesuit conspiracy – and in pursuit of a killer.
PRAISE FOR DANIEL PURSGLOVE BOOK 1<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n
‘Colourful and compelling’ SUNDAY TIMES<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Goes right to the heart of the Jacobean court’ TRACY BORMAN<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Spies, thieves, murderers and King James I? Brilliant’ CONN IGGULDEN<\/b><\/p>\n
‘The intrigues of Jacobean court politics simmer beneath the surface in this gripping and masterful crime novel’ KATHERINE CLEMENTS<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Shadows and menace lurk round almost every corner… Brilliant writing and more importantly, riveting reading’ SIMON SCARROW<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Beautifully written with a dark heart, Maitland knows how to pull you deep into the early Jacobean period’ RHIANNON WARD<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1606. A year to the day that men were executed for conspiring to blow up Parliament, a towering wave devastates the Bristol Channel. Some proclaim God’s vengeance. Others seek to take advantage. In London, Daniel Pursglove lies in prison waiting to die. But Charles FitzAlan, close adviser to King James I, has a job in mind that will free a man of Daniel’s skill from the horrors of Newgate. If he succeeds. For Bristol is a hotbed of Catholic spies, and where better for the lone conspirator who evaded arrest, one Spero Pettingar, to gather allies than in the chaos of a drowned city? Daniel journeys there to investigate FitzAlan’s lead, but soon finds himself at the heart of a dark Jesuit conspiracy – and in pursuit of a killer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[68],"product_tag":[26816,69,531,26830],"class_list":["post-92229","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-general-fiction","product_tag-crime-mystery-fiction","product_tag-historical-fiction","product_tag-historical-mysteries","product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction","pa_book_author-maitland-k-j","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","pa_imprint-headline-review","pa_language-english","pa_pages-8706","pa_publisher-headline-review","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n