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A Reluctant Assassin

by John Pilkington Book 1 in the Will Revill Thrillers series.

First published 2022

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England, autumn 1589. Former artillery captain Will Revill has returned from war in the Low Countries and wants no more killing, but Sir Thomas Heneage, Elizabeth I's Vice-Chamberlain, orders him to arrange the death of Sir Abel Stanbury. Heneage refuses to explain the accusation and secures Revill's obedience by threatening his Catholic brother-in-law and sister.

Revill enters Stanbury's Surrey household under cover as an official assessing the estate for a future royal visit. Instead of finding an obvious traitor, he discovers people he likes, rivalries he does not understand and reasons to doubt the mission itself. With former gunner Tom Bright beside him, he must decide whether loyalty to the Crown requires obedience or investigation. The first Will Revill thriller begins in the uneasy aftermath of the Spanish Armada.

Historical Periods

Anglo-Spanish War1585–1604 CE

Genres

Espionage Historical Thriller War Fiction

Historical people

Elizabeth I1533–1603 Thomas Heneage1532–1595

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