Marwood is determined to clear Cat’s name and discover who really killed Alderley. Since his murder, she has vanished, and all the evidence points to her as the killer. Cat Lovett had every reason to want her cousin dead. But the dead man is Edward Alderley, the cousin of one of Marwood’s acquaintances. James Marwood, a traitor’s son, is ordered to cover up the murder. The discovery of a body at Clarendon House, the palatial home of one of the highest courtiers in the land, could therefore have catastrophic consequences. In the Court of Charles II, it’s a dangerous time to be alive – a wrong move may lead to disgrace, exile or death. Though I was a tad startled to find out that it was the fourth book in the series, so last year I decided to go back and get hold of an audiobook edition of The Fire Court and Himself bought me this one – The King’s Evil as a birthday present.īLURB: London 1667. I’d read The Ashes of London, which is a gripping murder mystery set during the Great Fire of London, and thoroughly enjoyed it, so when I got the chance to pick up the Netgalley arc of The Last Protector, I jumped at it.
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