Book 3 in The Chosen Man Trilogy by award-winning historical crime writer J.G. Harlond
The Queen of England commissions Ludo to sell priceless gems to raise money for the Royalist cause during the Civil War. But will Ludo keep or sell on the English Crown Jewels? There are many who would like to prevent him from doing either.
Ludo intends to make a huge profit, mostly for himself, but his plans are set awry when Alina, Baroness Metherall, becomes involved.
Meanwhile, Marcos Alonso Almendro, now a successful merchant in Plymouth, is charged with acquiring the jewels to prevent them being sold at all.
What none of them know is that the evil-minded secret agent Rogelio, pursuing a personal vendetta against Ludo, has been commissioned to acquire the very same jewels by the Vatican.
Events move into perilous territory as it comes time for old scores to be settled, one way or the other.
"There was something about this novel that had me hooked from the very beginning. The author added mystery, suspense and a lot of action that had me reading on and wanting more. By the time I finished [ ] I wanted to read the first part of the series and revisit this novel once again."
Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite
"a fast paced page turner, well researched and full of intense dramatic scenes which are begging to be filmed."
IH
"This is the stuff of good historical fiction: made-up characters adventuring alongside real ones who existed, and undertaking incredible adventures which are written so convincingly you are a little shocked to discover, at the end of the book, that it was all, after all, fiction."
Helen Hollick
About the author
Secret agents, skulduggery, sea voyages and romance . . .
Creator of the infamous Ludo da Portovenere, J.G. Harlond (Jane) writes page-turning historical crime novels set during the 17th Century and World War II. Each story weaves fictional characters into real events.
Jane also writes Viking-age historical fantasy drawing on Norse myths and legends.
Prior to becoming a full-time fiction author, Jane was involved in international education and wrote a number of school textbooks.
After travelling widely – she has visited or lived in most of the locations in her novels – Jane is now settled in her husband’s home province of AndalucÃa, Spain.
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