The KingтАЩs Evil
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Winner of The HWA Gold Crown 2020
From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following James Marwood at the time of King Charles II. Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!A royal scandal...
In the Court of Charles II, itтАЩs a dangerous time to be alive тАУ a wrong move may lead to disgrace, exile or death. The discovery of a body at the home of one of the highest courtiers in the land could therefore have catastrophic consequences.
A shocking murder...
James Marwood, a traitorтАЩs son, is ordered to cover up the killing. But the dead man is known to Marwood тАУ as is the most likely culprit, Cat Lovett.
The stakes have never been higher...
Marwood is sure Cat is innocent so determines to discover the true murderer. But time is running out. If he makes a mistake, it could threaten the King himself...
тАШOne of the best historical crime writers todayтАЩ The Times
тАШIf you like C. J. Sansom, or Hilary Mantel, youтАЩll love Andrew TaylorтАЩ Peter James
тАШEffortlessly authentic...gripping...moving and believable. An excellent workтАЩ C. J. Sansom
тАШThis is historical crime fiction at its dazzling bestтАЩ Guardian
тАШOne of the best historical novelists aroundтАЩ Sunday Times
тАШA breathtakingly ambitious picture of an eraтАЩ Financial Times
тАШA masterclass in writing for the genreтАЩ Ann Cleeves
тАШAndrew Taylor is one of our finest storytellers' Antonia Hodgson
тАШVivid and compellingтАЩ Observer
тАШA novel filled with intrigue, duplicity, scandal and betrayal, whose author now vies with another master of the genre, C. J. SansomтАЩ Spectator
тАШTaylor brings the 17th century to life so vividly that one can almost smell itтАЩ Guardian
тАШA most artful and delightful book, that will both amuse and chillтАЩ Daily Telegraph
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Andrew Taylor is the author of a number of crime novels, including the ground-breaking Roth Trilogy, which was adapted into the acclaimed TV drama Fallen Angel, and the historical crime novels The Ashes of London, The Silent Boy, The Scent of Death and The American Boy, a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and a 2005 Richard & Judy Book Club Choice.
He has won many awards, including the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger, an Edgar Scroll from the Mystery Writers of America, the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award (the only author to win it three times) and the CWAтАЩs prestigious Diamond Dagger, awarded for sustained excellence in crime writing. He also writes for the Spectator and The Times.
He lives with his wife Caroline in the Forest of Dean.
