Publisher's Synopsis
A rival is making a bid to buy Myles Devereux's business. A price is agreed. Then the attacks begin.
Can Myles Devereux find out who is trying to destroy his business? Is it his rival Garrison Bennett? Has their rocky, unwritten truce come to an end? Devereux, a London gangster with a string of ale houses, brothels, and a lucrative protection racket, is both successful and feared. He plays on his distant ties with Edward Courtney, a one-time Plantagenet contender for the throne, and styles himself as royalty amongst the filth of London. Business is good, and running smoothly until Tasker, an ex-monk, tries to buy his business from him. A new murder mystery series from Sam Burnell, writer of the Mercenary For Hire Series. Enjoy links to the Mercenary Series and delve further into the murky world of Myles Devereux.
