The Duke's Agent

Returning soldier Raif Jarrett is seeking a quiet life. But when he is sent to Woolbridge to settle affairs after the sudden death of the Duke of Penrith’s steward, Jarrett uncovers a network of crime and corruption lurking in the sleepy Durham town.

 

 

 

Jarrett’s investigation is thwarted at every turn by the town’s powerful and much-feared magistrate, Mr Justice Raistrick. When a vivacious local beauty dies in tragic and mysterious circumstances, Jarrett is accused of her murder – and has to fight for his life as he desperately seeks to uncover the truth.

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