The year is 1757. On a bright June day Lord John Grey emerges from his club his mind in turmoil. A nobleman & a high-ranking officer in His Majesty's Army Grey has just witnessed something shocking. But his efforts to avoid a scandal that might destroy his family are interrupted by something still more urgent: the Crown appoints him to investigate the brutal murder of a comrade-in-arms who might well have been a traitor. Obliged to pursue two inquiries at once Major Grey finds himself ensnared in a web of treachery & betrayal that touches every level of society
- & threatens all he holds dear. From the bawdy-houses of London's night world to the drawing rooms of the nobility from the blood of a murdered corpse to the thundering seas of the East India Company Lord John follows the elusive trail of the woman in green who may hold the key to everything
- or to nothing at all. The early days of the Seven Years War come brilliantly to life in this historical adventure mystery by the acclaimed author whose unique & compelling storytelling has engrossed millions of readers worldwide.