In the years 1616-1618, ex-magistrate Robert Belstrang can’t settle for a quiet life on his country estate, but is driven time and again into danger in his lifelong desire to fight corruption and see justice done.

‘Page-turning historical crime fiction from a master of the genre and period’ (Publisher and author Richard Foreman)

‘A joy from mysterious beginnings to a satisfying conclusion, by a master story-teller’ (author Paul Walker)