Supported by a major PR and marketing campaign let by Midas PR across print and broadcast media. First print run of 1,000 come in the form of a beautifully-presented GIFT EDITION, featuring sprayed edges, embossing and UV reflective cover design. SALES Contact: Martin Palmer Email: [email protected] PR Contact: Tory Lyne-Pirkis Email: [email protected] Phone: 07765503053

It is the summer of 1669 and England is in dire straits. The treasury's coffers are bare and tensions with the powerful Dutch Republic are boiling over. And now, an investigator sent by the King to look into corruption at the Royal Navy has been brutally murdered. Loathe to leave the pleasures of London, Samuel Pepys is sent dragging his feet to Portsmouth to find the truth about what happened. Aided by his faithful assistant, Will Hewer, he soon exposes the killer. But has he got the right man? The truth may be much more sinister. And if the real plot isn't uncovered in time, England could be thrown into a war that would have devastating consequences...