He was supposed to quit the church in disgrace. The government offered him a job, instead.
It’s 1892. After an extramarital affair, disgraced priest, Algernon Swift, is given a strange shot at redemption: figure out whether his closest friend, a fellow Etonian, is now aiding a cell of Irish republican terrorists.
It was supposed to be a simple assignment, but nothing is ever simple in the world of espionage. From chasing hoodlums through London’s dark, lurid alleyways to the temptations of prostitutes and easy money, to the brutal murder of an aristocratic good Samaritan, Swift must keep his head and remind himself that he is still a priest, even if, just in name.
Can Swift protect his friend while still remaining loyal to his country or will he be undone by an alluring violinist, Madeline Cartwright, who knows exactly how to appeal to the sort of lust he’s weak to? And what will he do if the conspiracy takes him higher than he ever expected – as high, perhaps, as the Bank of England?
‘If you’ve ever wanted to read John le Carrémeets Sherlock Holmes, this novel is exactly that. A powerful, evocative spy thriller set in the dark side of London.’
