#1 – The Ashes of London
London, 1666. As the Great Fire consumes the city, a murdered man is discovered in the ruins of St Paul’s Cathedral with his thumbs bound behind him. James Marwood, whose father’s republican beliefs make the family politically suspect, is ordered to trace the killer through streets…
#2 – The Fire Court
In the aftermath of the Great Fire, London’s Fire Court attempts to settle competing property claims so the city can be rebuilt. James Marwood is drawn into its world when his confused father reports seeing a murdered woman in the court’s chambers and is then fatally…
#3 – The King’s Evil
A man is found murdered in the house of a powerful courtier, creating a scandal that could damage the government and the reputation of Charles II. James Marwood is ordered to suppress the circumstances of the death rather than discover the truth, but the evidence points…
#4 – The Last Protector
Richard Cromwell, the former Lord Protector and son of Oliver Cromwell, has secretly returned to England despite the danger posed by the restored monarchy. James Marwood is instructed to discover why he has come back and whether his presence signals a new republican conspiracy. Cat Lovett’s…
#5 – The Royal Secret
In 1670, two girls perform a supposed act of witchcraft shortly before a government clerk dies in agony. James Marwood is asked to investigate the death and recover sensitive papers, but the case reaches into the rival interests of England, France and the Dutch Republic. Cat…
#6 – The Shadows of London
London, 1671. Work on an old almshouse stops when Cat Hakesby’s builders uncover the mutilated body of a man in the ruins. James Marwood is ordered to investigate, and the victim’s identity draws him into corruption within government offices and the dangerous protection enjoyed by powerful…