The traitor's mark
By: D.K. Wilson
Series: Wilson, D.K. Thomas Treviot -- 2.
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780751550382
Subjects: Fiction; Detective and mystery stories; London (England) History 16th century Fiction; History
Description: Hans Holbein, King Henry VIII's portrait painter, died in the autumn of 1543. A century later a chronicler reported that the artist had succumbed to plague, yet there is no contemporary evidence to support this. Suspicions have been raised over the centuries, but the mystery of what actually happened remains unsolved to this day. Young London goldsmith Thomas Treviot is awaiting a design for a very important jewellery commission from Hans Holbein. When the design fails to turn up, Thomas sends a servant to track Holbein down, only to discover that the painter has disappeared. In his hunt for Holbein and the lost design, Thomas is led into a morass of dangerous political intrigue, French spies and courtiers that is more treacherous than he could ever have anticipated.