On 14 July 1789, the state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.
The success of the revolutionaries gave commoners throughout France the courage to rise up and fight against the nobles who had ruled them for so long.
It is against this backdrop that The Scarlet Code is set. Ordinary Parisians were starving, they couldn’t even afford that very basic of foods - bread, and as they rummage through the debris of the Bastille, looking for any saleable items, a serial killer is stalking the streets - his victims? Female aristocrats.
English spy Attica Morgan is in Paris, helping nobles to escape, but when her next charge becomes a victim of the killer, she enlists the help of her pirate friend Jemmy Avery, to discover the killer’s identity, but with a mob of thousands about to storm the palace of Versailles, all baying for the head of Marie Antoinette, Attica and Jemmy have the mother of all rescues to tackle.
A terrific adventure story, rich in historical detail, and wonderfully atmospheric. It crackles with tension, and the characters are great, not least Attica - spy, adventurer and heroine extraordinaire.
The success of the revolutionaries gave commoners throughout France the courage to rise up and fight against the nobles who had ruled them for so long.
It is against this backdrop that The Scarlet Code is set. Ordinary Parisians were starving, they couldn’t even afford that very basic of foods - bread, and as they rummage through the debris of the Bastille, looking for any saleable items, a serial killer is stalking the streets - his victims? Female aristocrats.
English spy Attica Morgan is in Paris, helping nobles to escape, but when her next charge becomes a victim of the killer, she enlists the help of her pirate friend Jemmy Avery, to discover the killer’s identity, but with a mob of thousands about to storm the palace of Versailles, all baying for the head of Marie Antoinette, Attica and Jemmy have the mother of all rescues to tackle.
A terrific adventure story, rich in historical detail, and wonderfully atmospheric. It crackles with tension, and the characters are great, not least Attica - spy, adventurer and heroine extraordinaire.