Sea Change

Author: Robert Goddard

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  • : $28.00 NZD
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  • : 9780552164931
  • : Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • : Corgi Books
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  • : December 2011
  • : 198mm X 127mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 27.99
  • : January 2012
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Barcode 9780552164931
9780552164931

Description

January, 1721. London is reeling from the effects of the greatest financial scandal of the age - the collapse of the South Sea Bubble. William Spandrel, a penniless mapmaker, is offered a discharge of his debts by Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the South Sea Company, on one condition: he must secretly convey an important package to Amsterdam. The package safely delivered, Spandrel barely survives an attempt on his life, only to discover the recipient has been murdered, and Spandrel is the prime suspect. Spandrel quickly realises that he has become a pawn in several people's games - British Government agents, and others, are on his trail, believing that the mysterious package contains secrets that could spark a revolution in England. Spandrel's only chance of survival is to recover the package and place its contents in the right hands. But what are the contents and whose exactly are the right hands?

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His classic bestseller

Reviews

"Hugely enjoyable...Totally entertaining." - "Time Out"

"A lively mix of political intrigue and high adventure." - "Guardian" "From the Paperback edition."

Author description

Robert Goddard was born in Hampshire and read History at Cambridge. His first novel, Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. His first Harry Barnett novel, Into the Blue, was winner of the first WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award and was dramatized for TV, starring John Thaw.