Shadow of Doubt

Name: Shadow of Doubt
Rating: 4.2 (149 reviews)

by Derek Birks Book 8 in the The Wars of the Roses series.

First published 2020

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In the spring of 1485 John Elder is in exile with Henry Tudor while the rest of his family remains vulnerable in England. Richard III expects invasion and his councillor William Catesby is hunting suspected opponents, making every contact between Tudor’s supporters and potential allies a dangerous act of treason.

Henry sends John back to England to discover which powerful men might support an invasion in the south-west. The mission requires secrecy rather than battlefield courage, and one wrong judgement could expose the entire Tudor enterprise. Set between the rebellion of 1483 and the final campaign of 1485, the novella follows the uncertain negotiations that precede open war.