Battle of Valmy
The 2017 "Treason's Spring", set in the French Revolution, is a prequel to "The Emperor's Gold/ Treason's Tide". Set in the autumn of 1792, in the increasingly feverish atmosphere following the imprisonment of Louis XVI and the Battle of Valmy. It draws on two historical mysteries, the theft of the French Crown Jewels from the Garde-Meuble and the discovery of a cache of controversial royal correspondence in the Armoire de fer. The novel illuminates the roles of Danton and the young Joseph Fouché.