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Manda Scott

    January 1, 1962

    Manda Scott crafts narratives that delve into the intricate connections between past and present, often within the framework of compelling crime thrillers. Her work explores profound questions of trust and betrayal, examining how historical actions can cast long shadows into contemporary times. Scott invites readers to question the foundations of their knowledge and the reliability of those around them. Through her engaging prose, she challenges perceptions and leaves a lasting impression.

    Manda Scott
    A Treachery of Spies
    Into The Fire
    Boudica 1-4
    Any Human Power
    Hen's Teeth
    Rome. The Art of War
    • 2024

      Dream deeply. Rise up strong. Change is coming ... the visionary new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author.

      Any Human Power
    • 2015

      Into The Fire

      • 576 pages
      • 21 hours of reading
      4.1(28)Add rating

      There is a secret hidden within a body, burning within the flames, that will change history forever. 2014: In the French city of Orléans, a manâe(tm)s charred corpse is found in a burned-out hotel, stripped of all ID. Police captain Inà ̈s Picaut must hunt down his killer before others fall prey to the fire. She has only one clue: the name of a woman who has been dead for over five hundred years. 1429: Joan of Arc is taking the war to the English. They want her dead but the only way to reach her is through a fiercely loyal inner circle - until undercover spy Tomas Rustbeard finally earns her trustâe¦ The myths of the past hold the key to the mystery of the present, but how many must die before the truth is laid bare?

      Into The Fire
    • 2014

      Rome. The Art of War

      • 592 pages
      • 21 hours of reading

      The stunning new Roman novel featuring Sebastos Pantera, set during the year of the Four Emperors. Rome: AD69, The Year of the Four Emperors. Three Emperors have ruled in Rome this year and a fourth, Vespasian, has been named in the East. As the legions march toward civil war, Sebastos Pantera, the spy whose name means leopard, returns to Rome intent on bribery, blackmail and persuasion: whatever it takes to bring the commanders and their men to Vespasian's side. But in Rome, as he uses every skill he has ever learned of subterfuge, codes and camouflage, it becomes clear that one of those closest to him is a traitor, who will let Rome fall to destroy him. Together the two spies spin a web of deceit with Rome as the prize and death the only escape.

      Rome. The Art of War
    • 2010

      Rome: the emperor's spy

      • 592 pages
      • 21 hours of reading
      3.7(45)Add rating

      Sebastos Pantera is newly returned from 5 years undercover work in Britannia. Sick of spying, he plans to retire into peaceful anonymity far from the schemes of his Emperor. But no sooner has he set foot in Gaul than he is met by his former spymaster Seneca who begs him to undertake one final mission.

      Rome: the emperor's spy
    • 2008

      2012 The crystal skull

      • 544 pages
      • 20 hours of reading
      3.1(73)Add rating

      2012. The date is set. Time is running out.The ancient Mayans predicted the End of Days with uncanny precision.But they also provided the key to staving off apocalypse: a flawless sapphire of incomparable beauty carv

      2012 The crystal skull
    • 2006

      Boudica: Dreaming the Serpent Spear

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.5(42)Add rating

      AD60: The flame of rebellion, smouldering for twenty years of Roman occupation has flared into a conflagration that will consume the land and all who live it in. Set against Rome's attempted destruction of the Celtic civilisation.

      Boudica: Dreaming the Serpent Spear
    • 2004

      Boudica: Dreaming The Bull

      • 429 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      4.3(199)Add rating

      In AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome - the culmination of nearly twenty years of resistance against an occupying force that sought to crush the vibrant native civilization of our island home ...

      Boudica: Dreaming The Bull
    • 2004
    • 2004

      Boudica: Dreaming The Eagle

      • 720 pages
      • 26 hours of reading
      4.0(460)Add rating

      In AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome. In the company of a supreme storyteller, the reader is plunged into the unforgettable world of tribal Britain in the years before the Romans came: a twilight world of Dreamers and the magic of the gods;

      Boudica: Dreaming The Eagle