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The Trail of Blood
It's 1516 and Scotland and England are teetering on the brink of yet another war. So when a torso is found right on the border between the two countries, it threatens to create a bloodbath.
French diplomat, Antoine de Lissieu, is dragged in to investigate and reluctantly takes a band of men to the wild frontier region. But he’s shunned by both sides of the divide and plagued by traumatic memories from his past.
As time runs out and the bodies mount up, can Antoine catch the culprits and prevent more carnage – or will his own demons catch up with him?
About the author
A.K. Nairn is the pen name of award-winning business writer and adman Andy Nairn. He was born and bred in the Scottish Borders, and grew up fascinated by the bloody history of this now-sleepy region. In particular, he was drawn to the tale of a real-life French diplomat, who was given the thankless job of keeping order on the frontier. The locals murdered this historical figure within a year but Andy felt he deserved more time in the sun (or at least in the icy wind and rain) so has resurrected and reinvented him for this series.
"A master story-teller." The US Review of Books
"A must-read for fans of historical fiction everywhere." Readers' Favorite
Don’t forget that you can CLICK, COLLECT & SAVE.
If you are planning a visit to the United Kingdom we are more than happy to store any purchases from our Web Shop in our stock room ready for collection at your convenience. Just choose Self Pick up at checkout and your purchases will be ready for you to collect on your visit to the Ancestral Home of the Armstrong Clan, Gilnockie Tower. And of course no shipping fee to pay plus take advantage of any discounts we may have running at the time of purchase. If this offer continues to be so successful we will have to look at building a new store room but for now we still have an empty shelf or two awaiting your orders.
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