Another intriguing whodunnit; the fourth in the Lady Jane Tremayne series. The year is 1657. Jane is living at the home of her closest friend, Olivia Courtney, whose brother, James, agrees to play host to a band of royalists who are conspiring to assassinate one of Cromwell's Generals. What happens next involves a suspicious death and an act of treachery. After a daring escape this leads to Jane and Olivia's exile in Bruges where they meet King Charles II. At the same time, Jane fears that an unidentified murderer is at large who poses a threat to Charles's life.
