About the Author

Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge University before entering the book trade, becoming a director of Waterstones and chairman of Methven's. He is the author of the Thomas Hill novels, set during the English Civil War, and his new series for Bantam began with Impericum in 2017. He lives in Surrey.

Reviews

`Colourful and gripping historical novel' i-Newspaper; `Beautifully done. All the sights, sounds and smells of Elizabethan England are there' Historical Novel Review; `Wonderful - rich, deep, intelligent and thoughtful, with clearly drawn characters and exactly the right amount of suspense' M.C. Scott; `The plot canters along from the very first page ... I cannot wait for the next one' Madhatter