The King's Head

By Matt McCall

Thomas Fairchild is a man living on borrowed time, a master forger who cheated the gallows and now survives in the shadows of Cromwell's London.

His precarious existence is shattered when a mysterious aristocratic widow, Eleanor Whitmore, blackmails him into investigating her husband's bizarre death. The nobleman was found in his locked study with a perfect wax replica of the executed King Charles I's severed head.

The only other clue is a crude charcoal sketch found on the body-a drawing of Thomas himself hanging from a gibbet.

Forced into a world of spies, assassins, and shadowy agents, Thomas realizes this is no common murder. He is a pawn in a vast conspiracy that reaches into the highest, most secret levels of the new republic. Hunted by a ruthless spymaster known only as the Whitehall Ghost, Thomas must use every ounce of his criminal skill to unravel the truth before he becomes the conspiracy's next victim.

Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom and S.J. Parris, The King's Head is a gripping historical mystery where the price of truth is a debt that can only be paid in blood.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FMRHP647
• ISBN13: 9798298021784
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"