
"Lloyd once again infuses his world with the sights, sounds, and smells of the late 17th century...for what's bound to be one of the best historical novels of the year." -- CrimeReads In a thrilling sequel to The Bloodless Boy --a New York Times...

"Lloyd once again infuses his world with the sights, sounds, and smells of the late 17th century...for what's bound to be one of the best historical novels of the year." -- CrimeReads In a thrilling sequel to The Bloodless Boy --a New York Times...

'These are the most exciting historical crime novels I've read in a long time.'
Christopher Fowler, author of the Bryant and May mysteries. 'Robert J Lloyd elegantly laces the story with historical and scientific details, without ever slowing things down,...

London, 1679--A year has passed since the attempt to murder King Charles II, but London is still a viper's nest of rumored Catholic conspiracies, and of plots against them in turn. When Harry Hunt--estranged from his mentor Robert Hooke--is summoned to the remote and windswept...

London, 1679--A year has passed since the attempt to murder King Charles II, but London is still a viper's nest of rumored Catholic conspiracies, and of plots against them in turn. When Harry Hunt--estranged from his mentor Robert Hooke--is summoned to the remote and windswept...