by RobertWilton (Author)
An intense, imaginative and darkly atmospheric historical spy thriller - Patrick O'Brian meets John le Carre. (Previously published as The Emperor's Gold.)
July 1805: Napoleon's army masses across the Channel - Britain is within hours of invasion and defeat. Only one thing stands in the way - an obscure government bureau of murky origins and shadowy purpose: The Comptrollerate General for Scrutiny and Survey. And, rescued from a shipwreck, his past erased, Tom Roscarrock is their newest agent.
In England, the man who recruited Roscarrock has disappeared, his agents are turning up dead, and reports of a secret French fleet are panicking the authorities. In France, a plan is underway to shatter the last of England's stability. Behind the clash of fleets and armies, there lies a secret world of intrigue, deception, treachery and violence - and Roscarrock is about to be thrown into it headfirst.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: Main
Publisher: Corvus
Published: 01 Feb 2013
ISBN 10: 184887801X
ISBN 13: 9781848878013
Book Overview: Britain, 1805: Invasion and defeat by the Emperor Napoleon is imminent. An intense, imaginative and darkly atmospheric historical spy thriller - Patrick O'Brian meets John le Carre. 'A sparkling gem of a novel' - M C Scott