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Shadow of the Tower
(2022)(The second book in the Queen's Intelligencer series)
A novel by Peter Tonkin
‘Robert Poley is my kind of hero in this richly imagined and hugely enjoyable mystery.’ Paul Walker
Richmond Palace, March 1603.
Queen Elizabeth lies dying, surrounded by her Privy Council led by Robert Cecil. Even on her death-bed, she refuses to name a successor.
But Cecil has already commissioned Queen’s Intelligencer Robert Poley and his spies to ensure a smooth succession for James VI of Scotland and the removal of anyone who might stand between Cecil and the new king.
Soon a ring is being carried north to King James. The ring is a message in itself: the queen is dead.
But the succession is not formally settled to everyone’s satisfaction. The ring-carrier only survives an assassination attempt because he is being shadowed by one of Poley’s operatives.
Alerted by the incident, the agent redoubles his efforts. And he uncovers plot after plot, pushing a dangerous array of alternative candidates, supported and financed by Protestant England’s most implacable enemies.
James places his trust in Cecil and begins to progress southward towards London surrounded by allies and possible enemies.
As Poley unmasks one traitor after another and sends them to the Tower of London for interrogation, the intelligencer realises that the fate of James - and the kingdom - rests in his hands.
Recommended for fans of CJ Samson, Rory Clements and SJ Parris.
Peter Tonkin was born in 1950 in Ulster, Northern Ireland and was raised in the UK, Holland, Germany, and the Persian Gulf. The son of an RAF officer, Tonkin spent much of his youth travelling the world from one posting to another. He is the author of the Trojan Murders series, Caesar's Spies and the Tom Musgrave Mysteries.
Praise for Peter Tonkin:
”Riveting tale full of fast action” – Publishers Weekly
”Edge-of-the-seat terror” – Daily Post
”Good technical detail, plus an exciting climax, makes this entertaining reading” – Publishing News
“A welcome aura of old-fashioned expertise” - Publishers Weekly
“A good thriller, recommended” - Library Journal
“Tonkin is a superb storyteller who creates big, brash, swashbuckling adventures with taut suspense, fast-paced action and tough, resourceful characters.” -Booklist
”Equals the best of James Clavell” – Daily Telegraph
“A master of sea-going adventure. Enough taut suspense to satisfy any reader” - Clive Cussler
”Good technical detail, plus an exciting climax, makes this entertaining reading” - Publishing News
Genre: Historical Mystery
Richmond Palace, March 1603.
Queen Elizabeth lies dying, surrounded by her Privy Council led by Robert Cecil. Even on her death-bed, she refuses to name a successor.
But Cecil has already commissioned Queen’s Intelligencer Robert Poley and his spies to ensure a smooth succession for James VI of Scotland and the removal of anyone who might stand between Cecil and the new king.
Soon a ring is being carried north to King James. The ring is a message in itself: the queen is dead.
But the succession is not formally settled to everyone’s satisfaction. The ring-carrier only survives an assassination attempt because he is being shadowed by one of Poley’s operatives.
Alerted by the incident, the agent redoubles his efforts. And he uncovers plot after plot, pushing a dangerous array of alternative candidates, supported and financed by Protestant England’s most implacable enemies.
James places his trust in Cecil and begins to progress southward towards London surrounded by allies and possible enemies.
As Poley unmasks one traitor after another and sends them to the Tower of London for interrogation, the intelligencer realises that the fate of James - and the kingdom - rests in his hands.
Recommended for fans of CJ Samson, Rory Clements and SJ Parris.
Peter Tonkin was born in 1950 in Ulster, Northern Ireland and was raised in the UK, Holland, Germany, and the Persian Gulf. The son of an RAF officer, Tonkin spent much of his youth travelling the world from one posting to another. He is the author of the Trojan Murders series, Caesar's Spies and the Tom Musgrave Mysteries.
Praise for Peter Tonkin:
”Riveting tale full of fast action” – Publishers Weekly
”Edge-of-the-seat terror” – Daily Post
”Good technical detail, plus an exciting climax, makes this entertaining reading” – Publishing News
“A welcome aura of old-fashioned expertise” - Publishers Weekly
“A good thriller, recommended” - Library Journal
“Tonkin is a superb storyteller who creates big, brash, swashbuckling adventures with taut suspense, fast-paced action and tough, resourceful characters.” -Booklist
”Equals the best of James Clavell” – Daily Telegraph
“A master of sea-going adventure. Enough taut suspense to satisfy any reader” - Clive Cussler
”Good technical detail, plus an exciting climax, makes this entertaining reading” - Publishing News
Genre: Historical Mystery
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