‘A superb blend of history and a likeable hero and engaging plot.’ Richard Foreman, author of Turpin’s Assassin.
England, May 1643
With the country riven by civil war, word reaches Royalist headquarters in Oxford that the Parliamentarian commander Sir William Waller plans to capture the strategic city of Worcester.
Sir Philip Lord, a mercenary commander with a mysterious past, is sent to help prepare Worcester to withstand a siege. With Lord is Gideon Lennox, a young lawyer, who has been helping Lord unravel the secretive conspiracy that has overshadowed his life.
Gideon is seeking clues to that mystery when a young woman is killed, leading him to fear for the safety of his own beloved, the unattainable Zahara.
Tasked to unmask the murderer, Gideon finds his two investigations lead to the same house - that of the puritan preacher Nehemiah Fisher and his wife Joan. But another death results in Gideon himself falling under suspicion.
When one of the women close to Lord is attacked, the killer leaves a clue, but the finger it points leaves Gideon in a bleak place. If he brings the murderer to justice he risks losing the final chance to uncover Lord’s heritage.
But when the confrontation comes, all choice is taken from him. Facing the murderer alone, Gideon has to unleash his own inner darkness if he is to survive.
Eleanor Swift-Hook fell in love with the early Stuart era at university. She is the author of the Lord's Legacy series. She lives in County Durham.
Praise for Eleanor Swift-Hook:
‘Thrilling and powerful battle scenes, a conspiracy and a dash of romance – The Devil’s Command has it all!’ Fiona Forsyth, author of the Lucius Sestius mysteries.
'Brutal, dark, and brilliant; it kept me gripped from the gruesome opening to the thrilling conclusion.' Jemahl Evans, author of The Last Roundhead.
Genre: Historical
England, May 1643
With the country riven by civil war, word reaches Royalist headquarters in Oxford that the Parliamentarian commander Sir William Waller plans to capture the strategic city of Worcester.
Sir Philip Lord, a mercenary commander with a mysterious past, is sent to help prepare Worcester to withstand a siege. With Lord is Gideon Lennox, a young lawyer, who has been helping Lord unravel the secretive conspiracy that has overshadowed his life.
Gideon is seeking clues to that mystery when a young woman is killed, leading him to fear for the safety of his own beloved, the unattainable Zahara.
Tasked to unmask the murderer, Gideon finds his two investigations lead to the same house - that of the puritan preacher Nehemiah Fisher and his wife Joan. But another death results in Gideon himself falling under suspicion.
When one of the women close to Lord is attacked, the killer leaves a clue, but the finger it points leaves Gideon in a bleak place. If he brings the murderer to justice he risks losing the final chance to uncover Lord’s heritage.
But when the confrontation comes, all choice is taken from him. Facing the murderer alone, Gideon has to unleash his own inner darkness if he is to survive.
Eleanor Swift-Hook fell in love with the early Stuart era at university. She is the author of the Lord's Legacy series. She lives in County Durham.
Praise for Eleanor Swift-Hook:
‘Thrilling and powerful battle scenes, a conspiracy and a dash of romance – The Devil’s Command has it all!’ Fiona Forsyth, author of the Lucius Sestius mysteries.
'Brutal, dark, and brilliant; it kept me gripped from the gruesome opening to the thrilling conclusion.' Jemahl Evans, author of The Last Roundhead.
Genre: Historical
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