Discover the next GRIPPING title in John Pilkington's superbly thrilling Thomas the Falconer Tudor mystery series! 🩸🔍📜‘A truly fine historical series, Pilkington makes Elizabethan London come vividly alive. Recommended.’ Library JournalAN EYE FOR DANGERThomas Finbow is sent to London by Lady Margaret on a sensitive mission: to seek out her husband Sir Robert – Thomas’s master – and persuade him to give up his foolish infatuation with Lady Imogen, a notorious woman of the Court.But once in the city, Thomas is thrown into a far graver situation when the body of a young woman, horribly mutilated, is washed up beside the Thames. Soon, Thomas is caught up in a bizarre series of events including the theft of a corpse – and even his own imprisonment.With the help of an old friend, the streetwise jingler Ben Mallam, Thomas must risk everything to foil a deadly scheme that threatens the very succession to the English throne – leading to the biggest gamble of his life.Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom, Andrew Taylor and S. J. Parris.Praise for the Thomas the Falconer series:‘Larger-than-life characters and authentic 16th-century ambience… Pilkington successfully draws readers into his world and keeps them turning the pages.’ - Booklist'The story moves at a great pace ... it made a welcome change to discover Elizabethan England through the eyes of a lesser mortal.' - The Historical Novels Review‘A sturdy and entertaining historical for fans of Elizabethan mysteries’ Library Journal'The quality of the writing and evocation of the Elizabethan Age is right up there with C J Sansom - and that could be no higher recommendation. I devoured it with relish and a buzz of contentment! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader ReviewBrilliant! A master of descriptive prose! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader ReviewInteresting tale of intrigue, murder and mystery. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader ReviewI was gripped from start to finish. A very well crafted read which was unputdownable. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader ReviewWell-drawn characters in a colourful and dangerous world, drawn into a plot that will keep you guessing (and keep the pages flying by). Thoroughly recommended. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
