Female Espionage on Ice / A Woman Spy in London
A chilling conspiracy in 17th-century London
In the icy winter of 1683, the paths of two women cross: enigmatic Ruth and strong-willed Emma, who was forced to marry a nobleman. Ruth plots revenge after finding out that her unscrupulous husband, a spy working for the Crown, conspired to kill her. When it transpires that both their husbands are tangled up in a plot against King Charles II, the two women join forces to stop the coup d’état. Drawing on Ruth’s espionage skills and Emma’s undercover work at the stall of the attractive silversmith Guy Vallon at the frost fair on the frozen Thames, they succeed in thwarting an attempt on the king’s life. But that’s when the women find themselves in the plotters’ sights. The frozen river becomes the scene of a race against time ...
- A fast-paced story about an unlikely friendship and the first female spies
- Fascinating and brilliantly researched historical setting of the spectacular River Thames frost fairs
- For readers of Daniel Wolf, Oliver Pötzsch and Jeffrey Archer
Julius Arth studied Literature at the University of Reading and lived closed to London. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a lecturer of English Literature at the Universities of Düsseldorf in Germany and Wisconsin/US. Today he lives and works as a freelance writer in the Rhineland.
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