The Crime Warp

Have you ever compiled a fantasy dinner list? Top of mine would be Flavia Albia, the indomitable informer who uncovers all sorts of nefarious ongoings in Ancient Rome. Coming from Britain, she has the objectivity and observational skills of an outsider and having experienced real suffering as a child, she is under no illusions about human nature. Smart and perceptive, she is at home in all walks of life – which is just as well as in this case her investigations take her to a dangerous neighbourhood.

‘A Masterpiece of Corruption’ is reluctant spy John Grey’s second foray into the twisted machinations of a treacherous and dangerous power struggle. If you like historical mystery, you will enjoy this journey into post Civil War England – a time when the ailing Lord Protector Cromwell ruled and Charles II plotted his return from exile. Imagine living in a society where people have to change allegiance to survive, a time when you can’t trust even your nearest and dearest.