商品簡介
In the Time of Terror, friends turn against friends, patriots are betrayed, and lovers must pay the ultimate price. 1793: British navy commander Nathan Peake patrols the English coast, looking for smugglers. Desperate for some real action, Peake gets his chance when France declares war on England and descends into the bloody madness of the Terror. Peake is entrusted with a mission to wreck the French economy by smuggling fake banknotes into Paris. His activities take him down Paris streets patrolled by violent mobs and into the sinister catacombs beneath the French capital. And they bring him close to famous characters of the day: the English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, her American lover Gilbert Imlay who acts as George Washington’s agent in Paris, and the British/American writer and revolutionary Thomas Paine. As opposition to the Terror mounts, Peake fights to carry out his missionand to save the life of the woman he loves.
作者簡介
Seth Hunter is the pseudonym of Paul Bryers, the author of a number of highly acclaimed novels for adults and children. In a Pig's Ear was named as one of the Guardian's six best novels of the year. He has written and directed many historical dramas for British television, radio, and the theatre. Bryers lives in London and is a member of The Writers Guild of Great Britain, the Director's Guild, and PEN. He teaches MA-level courses in Advanced Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Writing at the University of Winchester.
