The Ashes of London

A new historical thriller set during the time of the Great Fire of London. A man's body is found in the ruins of St Paul's Cathedral, but not before a second murder victim is discovered - can James Marwood travel through the devastated streets of London and find who's responsible? 'One of the most reliably enjoyable of historical novelists...' "The Sunday Times"

Andrew Taylor is the author of a number of crime novels, including the ground-breaking Roth Trilogy, which was adapted into the acclaimed TV drama Fallen Angel, and the historical crime novels The Silent Boy, The Scent of Death and The American Boy, a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and a 2005 Richard & Judy Book Club Choice. He has won many awards, including the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger, an Edgar Scroll from the Mystery Writers of America, the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award (the only author to win it three times) and the CWA's prestigious Diamond Dagger, awarded for sustained excellence in crime writing. He also writes for the Spectator. He lives with his wife Caroline in the Forest of Dean.