Kidnap murder slander & a legend unearthed. 1483: King Edward IV dies leaving two innocent young princes in line to the throne. But when scandal & conspiracy explodes around their claim Richard of Gloucester is proclaimed king. Shortly after the princes vanish & storm clouds begin to gather around the newly crowned King Richard III. Fighter philanderer & royal spy Henry Morane is tasked with investigating the princes' disappearance the attempted kidnap of the exiled Lancastrian leader Henry Tudor & the hunting out of traitors amid Richard's supporters. & at the bloody battle of Bosworth Field King Richard & Henry Morane will face a fatal trial that will dictate the path of history. With the mystery of C.J. Sansom & the epic adventure of Bernard Cornwell Robert Farrington's thrilling novel brings to life King Richard III as we now know him