The Roots of Betrayal ; bk. 2
Author(s): James Forrester
A man of faith. A nation of fear. A world of secrets. 1564: Catholic herald William Harley, Clarenceux King of Arms, is the custodian of a highly dangerous document. When it is stolen, Clarenceux immediately suspects a group of Catholic sympathisers, the self-styled Knights of the Round Table. Francis Walsingham, the ruthless protege of the queen's Principal Secretary, Sir William Cecil, intercepts a coded message from the Knights to a Countess known to have Catholic leanings. He is convinced that Clarenceux is trying to use the document to advance the cause of the Catholic Queen. And soon Clarenceux enters a nightmare of suspicion, deception and conspiracy. Conflict and fear, compounded by the religious doubts of the time, conceal a persistent mystery. Where has the document gone? Who has it and who really took it? And why? The roots of betrayal are deep and shocking: and Clarenceux's journey towards the truth entails not just the discovery of clues and signs, but also the discovery of himself.
General Information
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- : Headline Publishing Group
- : Headline Review
- : 0.3
- : 01 February 2012
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2012
- : books
Other Specifications
- : James Forrester
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 448
More About The Product
The brilliant new Elizabethan thriller from the highly acclaimed author of SACRED TREASON
James Forrester is a pen name for historian Dr Ian Mortimer. Dr Mortimer is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of four highly acclaimed medieval biographies. He is also the author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England which was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller. He lives with his wife and three children on the edge of Dartmoor. For more information, visit www.jamesforrester.co.uk.
