The Ashes of London

The first book in the No. 1 Times bestselling series This is terrific stuff Daily Telegraph A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era Financial Times A masterclass in how to weave a well-researched history into a complex plot The Times Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold! A CITY IN FLAMES London, 1666. As the Great Fire consumes everything in its path, the body of a man is found in the ruins of St Pauls Cathedral stabbed in the neck, thumbs tied behind his back. A WOMAN ON THE RUN The son of a traitor, James Marwood is forced to hunt the killer through the citys devastated streets. There he encounters a determined young woman, who will stop at nothing to secure her freedom. A KILLER SEEKING REVENGE When a second murder victim is discovered in the Fleet Ditch, Marwood is drawn into the political and religious intrigue of Westminster and across the path of a killer with nothing to lose