This series plunges readers into the treacherous world of Elizabethan England, where shadows conceal plots and espionage is a deadly game. Follow characters navigating the morally grey areas of royal service, facing impossible choices and hidden dangers. Each installment ratchets up the tension, exploring the personal cost of loyalty and the secrets that can destroy everything. Prepare for a gripping journey where survival depends on cunning and betrayal lurks around every corner.
Working in the dark shadows of Elizabeth I's glory, the spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham protects his queen with plots, entrapment and torture. When Kit is forced into Walsingham's service, he is horrified at what he sees. Can he work in Walsingham's police state and live with himself? And what will happen if Walsingham ceases to protect him? Some secrets are deadly...