The One Thing More
On sale
25th November 2010
Price: £9.99
A daring plan to restore the French monarchy takes a murderous turn…
A superb novel of intrigue and murder set against the terrifying backdrop of the French Revolution from acclaimed historical novelist Anne Perry. Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom and Susanna Gregory.
‘A tale that is rich in intrigue, suspicion and the violence that rules the streets of Paris’ – Northern Echo
It is January 1793. France is at war with Belgium, Prussia and Austria, and Louis XVI has just been sentenced to death. In Paris, a small group of people fear for the future of a throneless France surrounded by countries terrified that republican ideas – or anarchy – will spread throughout the continent. They are determined to rescue the king, but when their leader is murdered a plan must be pieced together and executed within three days.
What readers are saying about The One Thing More:
‘Ominous… twists and surprises that occur throughout the novel… nothing is as it seems‘
‘Perry is an exquisite writer who always manages to capture the tone and scene of the moment’
‘The tale flows smoothly and kept me coming back for more‘
A superb novel of intrigue and murder set against the terrifying backdrop of the French Revolution from acclaimed historical novelist Anne Perry. Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom and Susanna Gregory.
‘A tale that is rich in intrigue, suspicion and the violence that rules the streets of Paris’ – Northern Echo
It is January 1793. France is at war with Belgium, Prussia and Austria, and Louis XVI has just been sentenced to death. In Paris, a small group of people fear for the future of a throneless France surrounded by countries terrified that republican ideas – or anarchy – will spread throughout the continent. They are determined to rescue the king, but when their leader is murdered a plan must be pieced together and executed within three days.
What readers are saying about The One Thing More:
‘Ominous… twists and surprises that occur throughout the novel… nothing is as it seems‘
‘Perry is an exquisite writer who always manages to capture the tone and scene of the moment’
‘The tale flows smoothly and kept me coming back for more‘
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Reviews
Praise for Anne Perry: A tale that is rich in intrigue, suspicion and the violence that rules the streets of Paris
Perry has a wonderful feel for period and remains utterly convincing
Perry fans will not be disappointed
Perry is a forceful plotter and a consistently polished writer
Very enjoyable and gripping
With her visionary sensibility, Anne Perry is the master of the 'you are there' school of hist-myst storytelling
[Perry] writes with detail that invades the senses