Two assassins go head-to-head on the open seas in this gripping new historical thriller from Sunday Times best-selling author David Mark.
London, 1628. Nicolaes de Pelgrom, assassin and devoted servant of George Villiers, will do whatever his master asks of him—even if that means enduring the perilous voyage to the Indies to exact a grieving widow’s revenge. Making that same journey is Jeronimus Cornelisz, a conniving apothecary determined to escape the backstreets of Amsterdam and become rich beyond imagination. Hired by a criminal mastermind to escort precious cargo to the Indies, he will kill anyone who stands in his way. When these assassins clash, so, too, do their missions. One cannot succeed without killing the other.
In this deadly game, who will triumph and who will die? And are they even the only players?
David Mark is a Sunday Times bestselling author and former crime reporter. His experiences as a journalist in Hull inspired the acclaimed DS Aector McAvoy series, spanning 17 novels, and currently in development for TV.
Championed by greats like Val McDermid and Mick Herron, Mark’s backlist includes historical fiction like The Zealot’s Bones and psychological works. His raw memoir, Piece of Mind, explores his battle with addiction and mental illness. A Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and Radio 4 dramatist, Mark now lives in rural Northumberland with his daughter.
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