1746 – Great Britain

A country divided by conflict…

Bonnie Prince Charlie is in retreat…

Tasked to investigate a series of suspicious deaths Will Archer goes incognito to track the murderer along the same route as the fleeing Pretender. Through a land broken and hostile in the aftermath of rebellion Will Archer and his companions encounter danger at every turn as they hunt their quarry.

In Derby’s dark streets, high society in Manchester and the wild highlands of Scotland danger is ever present – and in the end unimaginable personal tragedy strikes.

Is this the end for Will Archer?

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