The first book in the No. 1 Times bestselling series 'This is terrific stuff' Daily Telegraph 'A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era' Financial Times 'A masterclass in how to weave a well-researched history into a complex plot' The Times
A new historical thriller set during the time of the Great Fire of London. A man's body is found in the ruins of St Paul's Cathedral, but not before a second murder victim is discovered - can James Marwood travel through the devastated streets of London and find who's responsible? 'One of the most reliably enjoyable of historical novelists...' "The Sunday Times"