The Royal Secret (James Marwood & Cat Lovett, Book 5)

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.

Two young girls plot a murder by witchcraft. Soon afterwards a government clerk dies painfully in mysterious circumstances. His colleague James Marwood is asked to investigate – but the task brings unexpected dangers.
 
Meanwhile, architect Cat Hakesby is working for a merchant who lives on Slaughter Street, where the air smells of blood and a captive Barbary lion prowls the stables. Then a prestigious new commission arrives. Cat must design a Poultry House for the woman that the King loves most in all the world.
 
Unbeknownst to all, at the heart of this lies a royal secret so explosive that it could not only rip apart England but change the entire face of Europe…

•The Royal Secret is the next book in the incredibly successful series following James Marwood and Cat Lovett in the time of King Charles II. Previous books are The Last Protector, The Ashes of London, The Fire Court and The King’s Evil

•Taylor is an acclaimed historical fiction writer who has won the CWA Historical Dagger three times (the only author ever to do so)

•The American Boy was a No.1 bestseller and sold over 260,000 copies in paperback. It was also a Richard and Judy Book Club pick

•The Ashes of London has sold over 100,000 copies to date

• Andrew’s books are always exceptionally well reviewed

Competition: The;Tombland;Mirror and the Light;Execution;Sanatorium;Daughters of Night;New Kingdom. by;C. J. Sansom;Rory Clements;S G MacLean;A J MacKenzie;Abir Mukherjee;Mick Herron;Antonia Hodgson;S. J. Parris;S D Sykes;Elly Griffiths;Ann Cleeves;Sarah Dunant;Sarah Perry;Hilary Mantel;Kate Mosse;S. W. Perry