Act of oblivion / Robert Harris.
Publication details: London, UK : Hutchinson, 2022.Description: xv, 463 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781529151763
- 1529151767
- 9781529151756
- 1529151759
- Whalley, Edward, -1675? -- Fiction
- Goffe, William, 1605?-1679? -- Fiction
- Charles, King of England I, 1600-1649 -- Fiction
- 1600-1699
- Fugitives from justice -- Fiction
- Treason -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- Regicide -- Fiction
- Murderers -- Fiction
- Escapes -- Fiction
- Families -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction
- London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction
- New England -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649 -- Fiction
- UK & IRL historical fiction
- 823.914 23/eng/20220915
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction - Historical | HAR | Available | 071129 |
Includes bibliographical references.
From the bestselling author of AN OFFICER AND A SPY FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF V2 AND MUNICH 'A master storyteller' Observer 'From what is it they flee?' He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' 1660, General Edward Whalley and Colonel William Goffe, father- and son-in-law, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and wanted for the murder of Charles I. Under the provisions of the Act of Oblivion, they have been found guilty in absentia of high treason. In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking down the fugitives. He'll stop at nothing until the two men are brought to justice. A reward of e100 hangs over their heads - for their capture, dead or alive.
