Last Protector

The next book in the James Marwood and Cat Lovett series, following the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London. A dangerous secret lies beneath Whitehall Palace, and James Marwood is tasked with uncovering Oliver Cromwell's motives.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 18 March 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

From the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following James Marwood and Cat Lovett. Over 1 million Andrew Taylor novels sold! A dangerous secret lies beneath Whitehall Palace…

Brother against brother. Father against son. Friends turned into enemies. No one in England wants a return to the bloody days of the Civil War. But Oliver Cromwell's son, Richard, has abandoned his exile and slipped back into England. The consequences could be catastrophic.

James Marwood, a traitor's son turned government agent, is tasked with uncovering Cromwell's motives. But his assignment is complicated by his friend, the regicides daughter, Cat Lovett, who knew the Cromwells as a child and who now seems to be hiding a secret of her own about the family.

Both Marwood and Cat know they are putting themselves in great danger. And when they find themselves on a top-secret mission in the Palace of Whitehall, they realize they are risking their lives…and could even be sent to the block for treason.

Praise for Andrew Taylor:

"One of the best historical crime writers today." – The Times

"If you like C. J. Sansom, or Hilary Mantel, you'll love Andrew Taylor." – Peter James

"Effortlessly authentic…gripping…moving and believable. An excellent work." – C. J. Sansom

"This is historical crime fiction at its dazzling best." – Guardian

"One of the best historical novelists around." – Sunday Times

"A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era." – Financial Times

"A masterclass in writing for the genre." – Ann Cleeves

"Andrew Taylor is one of our finest storytellers." – Antonia Hodgson

"Vivid and compelling." – Observer

"A novel filled with intrigue, duplicity, scandal and betrayal, whose author now vies with another ma."

Weight: 316g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008325558