Description
'Georgette Heyer meets William Boyd... Intrigue, murder, love and betrayal - I couldn't put it down' Diney Costeloe. Napoleon has won the Battle of Waterloo and England is under French occupation... A half-drowned girl washes up on a Cornish beach, escaping French soldiers after the murder of her black sea captain father. An aristocratic soldier-spy, haunted by his part in the defeat at Waterloo, plans to spring the Duke of Wellington from captivity. Together, they become enmeshed in a web of treachery and espionage stretching from London to the Scilly Isles. 'A marvellously dark and compelling anti-hero and a truly gutsy (and sexy) heroine... A terrific read' Caro Fraser. K.J. Whittaker's second novel with Head of Zeus, Wicked by Design, is publishing under the name of Katy Moran in September 2019.
Imagine that Buonaparte, instead of Wellington, had won the Battle of Waterloo and that his ex-wife Empress Josephine is presiding over French-occupied England. This is the premise behind a brilliant new historical novel.
About the Author
K.J. Whittaker is the Carnegie-nominated author of six YA novels published by Walker Books under the name Katy Moran. Her second novel with Head of Zeus, Wicked By Design, is being written under her name Katy Moran. She lives in Shropshire.
Reviews
The quality of the story in itself is sufficient to carry this novel, but excellent writing and characterization pushes it up several notches - with special mention for Hester: a fizzing-with-life, believable and resourceful heroine if ever there was one * Daily Mail *
Thrilling... Rugged scenery combined with even more rugged leading men and feisty leading ladies makes this a book that one can easily compare to Poldark... The intensity of the plot is only amplified by quite how much she makes you care about the characters it revolves around' * The Bookbag *
Witty, exciting and heartfelt, the book had me hooked * Roaring Bookworm *
An historical novel at its best... With fantastic characters like the strong heroine Hester and the charismatic Crow the author doesn't disappoint... You cannot ask for more in a novel of this genre. 5*' -- Rachel Bustin
Readers will follow the story with bated breath to see what will happen next, as we cross over to various characters and their stories * Our First Year Here *
A fascinating story with plenty of unexpected events, gripping scenes, treachery, bloody battles and political intrigues... A fantastic compelling story' * With Love for Books *
With a complex plot, high stakes and rip rolling adventure - as well as Hester, a fantastic main character - I actually couldn't put this down * Roaring Bookworm *
Those who like their action on the swashbuckling side will enjoy this fabulous debut set in a world in which Napoleon won the Battle of Waterloo. A cross between Georgette Heyer, Dorothy Dunnett and Poldark * i newspaper *
A swashbuckling, sparkling world of a novel, breathtakingly tender, with a mad, bad and dangerous-to-know hero -- Suzannah Dunn.
The main characters, especially Crow and Hester, are well-drawn * Historical Novel Society *
Book Information
ISBN 9781786695369
Author K.J. Whittaker
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imagine that Buonaparte, instead of Wellington, had won the Battle of Waterloo and that his ex-wife Empress Josephine is presiding over French-occupied England. This is the premise behind a brilliant new historical novel.
About the Author
K.J. Whittaker is the Carnegie-nominated author of six YA novels published by Walker Books under the name Katy Moran. Her second novel with Head of Zeus, Wicked By Design, is being written under her name Katy Moran. She lives in Shropshire.
Reviews
The quality of the story in itself is sufficient to carry this novel, but excellent writing and characterization pushes it up several notches - with special mention for Hester: a fizzing-with-life, believable and resourceful heroine if ever there was one * Daily Mail *
Thrilling... Rugged scenery combined with even more rugged leading men and feisty leading ladies makes this a book that one can easily compare to Poldark... The intensity of the plot is only amplified by quite how much she makes you care about the characters it revolves around' * The Bookbag *
Witty, exciting and heartfelt, the book had me hooked * Roaring Bookworm *
An historical novel at its best... With fantastic characters like the strong heroine Hester and the charismatic Crow the author doesn't disappoint... You cannot ask for more in a novel of this genre. 5*' -- Rachel Bustin
Readers will follow the story with bated breath to see what will happen next, as we cross over to various characters and their stories * Our First Year Here *
A fascinating story with plenty of unexpected events, gripping scenes, treachery, bloody battles and political intrigues... A fantastic compelling story' * With Love for Books *
With a complex plot, high stakes and rip rolling adventure - as well as Hester, a fantastic main character - I actually couldn't put this down * Roaring Bookworm *
Those who like their action on the swashbuckling side will enjoy this fabulous debut set in a world in which Napoleon won the Battle of Waterloo. A cross between Georgette Heyer, Dorothy Dunnett and Poldark * i newspaper *
A swashbuckling, sparkling world of a novel, breathtakingly tender, with a mad, bad and dangerous-to-know hero -- Suzannah Dunn.
The main characters, especially Crow and Hester, are well-drawn * Historical Novel Society *
Book Information
ISBN 9781786695369
Author K.J. Whittaker
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
