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January 1410, and King Henry IV is brought down by an unknown illness. Despite his ten year reign, the kingdom is far from secure. He is at odds with his son Prince Hal, who is demanding a new Royal Council; Owen ap Glyndower threatens his Welsh border and the Scots are in revolt again, seeking secret alliances with France.In France, Burgundy and King Charles VI are planning to take back Calais and reignite the Hundred Years'' War. England is in peril, beset by enemies on all sides and within. The court is a swirl of rumours and treachery, with the powerful seeking the ultimate prize: the English crown.Power is controlled by unlikely forces, the most important of which is led by Sir Richard Whittington - merchant, former Lord Mayor of London, financier, adviser to the Crown and spymaster for the King. Realising the peril of the kingdom, he needs someone who can move inconspicuously at home and abroad. Someone skilled yet unobtrusive.Jamie de Grispere - squire in training, son of a merchant and known to Whittington - is tasked to do his bidding and spy for the crown. Jamie holds the future of the realm in his hands, but the road on which he travels is a perilous one, taking him from the depths of France to Wales and the Scottish borders. Joining forces with two comrades, he seeks to aid the crown and fight for Sir Richard''s plans for the safety of the realm.Treachery, the Hundred Years'' War, revolts, battles, the wool trade, piracy and pivotal events: medieval history is brought to life in this story of fifteenth century England and the fight for the crown.

This is the fourth book in the Rupert Brett Deal series. It is set in 1999/2000 which coincides with Vladimir Putin's rise to power. A fast paced thriller set against the power struggle of Russia and the nascent rise of a new government in the UK, inextricably linked in a lust for supremacy in world markets. The story follows the opening of the Moscow office and Rupert is tested as never before, with corruption murder and manipulation of markets, he finds that it all leads back to the new government in the UK. Money and power are the keys, and he is up against not just individuals but governments on both sides of the Baltic. He finds himself kidnapped and left for dead in a frozen wilderness. Friendless and alienated from his family, not knowing who to trust, old friend appears from his past to help. Escaping he is framed for a murder and a deadly manhunt ensues across Russia and into Europe, but where do you run to when home is your enemy as well? The powers behind a government are far reaching, can he expose the corruption before he is caught and killed?

Ingram spark a deal too farThe second book in the Rupert Brett Deal series. Set against the background of world events in 1990/91 the story runs from London/BuenosAries/Falklands/Boston and Chile.Rupert Brett, commercial surveyor and TA soldier is again tasked by HM Government to undertake an undercover mission in Buenos Aries where the suspicions of second Falklands invasion are mounting. With SAS sergeant Chris Adams as undercover bodyguard, and Siobhan Clifford a14Int operative posing as his secretary, Rupert opens the new office in Buenos Aries and begins a number of lucrative trade deals. However, this uncovers links between the IRA, money laundering the ruined oil fields of the Middle East and the secrets of an Argentine government funded by a corrupt Oil company to launch a second invasion on the Falklands, when all the British forces are in the Middle East.But all is not as it seems, an MI6 agent is badly injured and his colleague Sophie Carswell, teams up with Rupert Brett and Chris Adams to find the true plans before it is too late and the Falklands are again re-invaded. With a traitor in their midst at the highest levels, Brett must battle on all sides and protect his wife who visits from the UK. The IRA with FARC, are embedded on the island and caught up in the web of deceit and invasion plans.With a race against time Brett must alert and persuade the government that the threat is real. His loved ones become a target for revenge and he is facing the ultimate cost of his loyalty to the Crown. In an exciting journey of seduction, spies and double dealing, the story spans countries from Northern Ireland, London, Boston, Buenos Aries, Paraguay, Chile and with an exciting finale in London.