Book description
From the No.1 bestselling author of The Last Protector and The Ashes of London comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following James Marwood and Cat Lovett during the time of King Charles II.
Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold! A Times Best Paperback of 2022Two…
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1 author picked The Royal Secret as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Andrew Taylor is known for his great mysteries set in the 1600s, but the reason I’m picking this one above his others is the power of the opening and how it draws you into this world.
We’re introduced to a house where two girls are playing with what is effectively a voodoo doll, wishing harm on their master. When something inevitably happens to the master, these girls’ simple game with the doll becomes much more wicked. Who couldn’t be drawn in by such a premise?
Like Samson and Bishop, Taylor takes the reader on an investigation through a city from…
From Adele's list on exciting adventure in the Renaissance.
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