num_pages: 272
description: Based on a true story M Kings Bodyguard is a gripping atmospheric thriller about anarchy and assassination in Edwardian London and one detectives mission to preserve the life of his king and prevent a bloody war in Europe.From humble beginnings in Ireland William Melville has risen through hard work intelligence and occasional brute force to become head of Britains Special Branch personal bodyguard to Queen Victoria and her family and the scourge of anarchists at home and abroad. But when in January 1901 the aged Queen dies and the crowned heads of Europe converge on London for her funeral Melville learns of a conspiracy led by a mysterious nihilist known only as Akushku to assassinate Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany at the ceremony.Racing to prevent the atrocity Melville and his German counterpart Gustav Steinhauer find themselves tangled in a web of adultery betrayal and violence. As the funeral looms ever closer Melville realizes that Akushku is the most resourceful and vicious foe he has yet encounteredbut is the real threat from Melvilles enemies or his allies?
language: English
title: M, King's Bodyguard
publisher: Pantheon