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Treason's Tide

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An intense, imaginative and darkly atmospheric historical spy thriller - Patrick O'Brian meets John le Carré. *previously published as The Emperor's Gold* 'A sparkling gem of a novel' - M C Scott July 1805: Napoleon's army masses across the Channel - Britain is within hours of invasion and defeat. Only one thing stands in the way - an obscure government bureau of murky origins and shadowy purpose: The Comptrollerate General for Scrutiny and Survey. And, rescued from a shipwreck, his past erased, Tom Roscarrock is their newest agent. In England, the man who recruited Roscarrock has disappeared, his agents are turning up dead, and reports of a secret French fleet are panicking the authorities. In France, a plan is underway to shatter the last of England's stability. Behind the clash of fleets and armies, there lies a secret world of intrigue, deception, treachery and violence - and Roscarrock is about to be thrown into it headfirst.

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Series: Archives of Tyranny Publisher: Atlantic Books

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  • ISBN: 9780857894366
  • Release date: June 1, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780857894366
  • File size: 655 KB
  • Release date: June 1, 2011

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English

An intense, imaginative and darkly atmospheric historical spy thriller - Patrick O'Brian meets John le Carré. *previously published as The Emperor's Gold* 'A sparkling gem of a novel' - M C Scott July 1805: Napoleon's army masses across the Channel - Britain is within hours of invasion and defeat. Only one thing stands in the way - an obscure government bureau of murky origins and shadowy purpose: The Comptrollerate General for Scrutiny and Survey. And, rescued from a shipwreck, his past erased, Tom Roscarrock is their newest agent. In England, the man who recruited Roscarrock has disappeared, his agents are turning up dead, and reports of a secret French fleet are panicking the authorities. In France, a plan is underway to shatter the last of England's stability. Behind the clash of fleets and armies, there lies a secret world of intrigue, deception, treachery and violence - and Roscarrock is about to be thrown into it headfirst.

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