1793 As the Terror begins to cast a great shadow over France Thomas Pryce the new Vicar of Deal crosses the Channel to find the parents of his beautiful French wife Facing grave dangers he makes his way to Brittany where he not only discovers the fate of his in-laws but also uncovers a plot which threatens to topple the British monarchy Fighting against a sinister secret society in a race against time Pryce battles to thwart the plans of a Parisian spymaster & his agents in London The Fate of Kings is the first in a series of gripping spy thrillers that will engross readers of CJ Sansom Dan Brown as well as the many avid watchers of Poldark & Grantchester In the first years of the British Secret Service Thomas Pryce truly is the original James Bond