Act of Oblivion

<p>'<strong>A belter of a thriller</strong>' <em>THE TIMES</em><br />'<strong>A master storyteller . . . </strong>an important book for our particular historical moment' <em>OBSERVER</em><br />'<strong>His best since<em> Fatherland</em></strong>' <em>SUNDAY TIMES</em><br /><br /><em>'From what is it they flee?'</em><br /><em>He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.'</em><br /><br />1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. Having been found guilty of high treason for the murder of Charles the I, they are wanted and on the run. A reward hangs over their heads - for their capture, dead or alive.<br /><br />In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking down the fugitives. He'll stop at nothing until the two men are brought to justice.<br /><br /><em>Act of Oblivion</em> is an epic journey across continents, and a chase like no other.<br /><br />'<strong>A ripping page-turner</strong>' <em>FINANCIAL TIMES</em><br />'<strong>You could not do better than this</strong>' <em>DAILY</em> <em>TELEGRAPH</em></p>