1666. London is recovering from the Great Plague which has now slithered out of the City to breed elsewhere. The village of Shyam responds to the pestilence by closing its borders, allowing no one to leave until the disease has run its course. But this is where Harry Lytle and his reluctant colleague, David Dowling, are ordered to go; to track down a traitor and bring him out alive. Refusing Lord Arlington’s demands is not an option and following their every move is a merciless killer.
The road to Shyam is long and dangerous, and the story that awaits them will turn their world upside down . . .
Autorentext
Born in a convent hospital in Malpas in 1963, Paul Lawrence lived in Spain, Japan and the UK before finally settling in Australia with his wife and children.
Zusammenfassung
Harry Lytle, who works for Lord Arlington's intelligence service, is sent to Essex where the plague is breeding to track down a traitor and bring him back. Knowing first hand of Lord Arlington's barbaric cruelty, Lytle knows he can't refuse. Travelling into a disease-ridden village with a murderer for a travel companion seems like a better option.