num_pages: 480
description: It is 1648 and Britain is at war with itself. The Royalists are defeated but Parliament is in turmoil its power weakened by internal discord. Royalism's last hope is Sir Mortimer Shay a ruthless veteran of decades of intrigue who must rebuild a credible threat to Cromwell's rule whatever the cost. John Thurloe is a young official in Cromwell's service. Confronted by the extent of the Royalists' secret intelligence network he will have to fight the true power reaching into every corner of society: the Comptrollerate-General for Scrutiny and Survey.
language: English
title: Traitor's Field
publisher: Corvus