The richly atmospheric new historical thriller featuring John
Gower, poet and trader of secrets. Set in the turbulent 14th
Century, this is perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom. London, 1386:
young King Richard II faces the double threat of a French invasion
and growing unrest amongst his barons - and now there's evil afoot
in the City. Sixteen corpses have been discovered in a sewer, their
wounds like none ever seen before. One thing is clear: whoever
threw the bodies into the sewer knew they would be found - and was
powerful enough not to care. Enter John Gower, poet and
intellectual whose 'peculiar vocation' is dealing in men's secrets.
Against the backdrop of medieval London with its grand palaces and
churches, dark alleys and mean backstreets, Gower pursues his
dangerous quarry. Seeking insights from his friend Geoffrey Chaucer
and using his network of contacts, Gower comes to the shocking
belief that the men have been killed by a new and deadly weapon of
war. Known as 'the handgonne', it would put untold power into the
hands of whoever perfected its design. But who has commissioned
this weapon? A man who would stop at nothing to achieve his secret
goal.
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