Today is my stop on the blog tour for The King's Prerogative, a fascinating historical/crime novel.
Summary:
Scotland, 1983.
Craig Dunlop is bored. Bored of his job, his town, his life.
After a family bereavement, Craig inherits an old heirloom; a wallet given to his grandfather during the war by none other than the deputy leader of Nazi Germany, Rudolf Hess.
The wallet has hidden a secret for forty years, and when Craig stumbles upon it, a chain of events is set in motion that lead to him becoming a hunted man.
Finding himself in a race to unravel a mystery that could shake the very foundations of the British establishment, Craig must find answers before the police catch up with him, or worse still, he is made to disappear forever, along with the secret of The King’s Prerogative
My review:
I found this book to be a gripping, fast paced story. The prologue sets the scene, it's May 1941 when a plane crashes into the Scottish countryside; deputy leader of the Nazi party, Rudolph Hess, has arrived in Scotland...
Jump to 1983, and our protagonist Craig Dunlop takes the reins, leading us on an intriguing chase through the streets of Stranraer, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cambridge and Caithness.
The historical facts in this book are fascinating, to say the least, and led me to research Rudolph Hess and the part he played during WWII. The story built around these facts, is a thrilling mystery, with a flawed, and sometimes infuriating lead character, who finds himself catapulted from his mundane life into a race against time (and bad guys) on a quest to find out the truth, before he is caught.
It's this quest for the truth, this mission to find out what the letter he finds really means, that had me hooked from the beginning. Trying to guess if each character Craig meets on his journey, is friend or foe, had me holding my breath in anticipation. If you like historical fiction, crime novels or a thrilling read, then this book is for you.
Thank you to Faye Rogers and the publishers for sending me a free copy of this book to review.
Information about the Book
Title: The King’s Prerogative
Author: Iain Colvin
Release Date: 30th July 2019
Genre: Thriller
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Publisher: Clink Street Publishing
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