book cover of Crowd Deception
 

Crowd Deception

(2026)
(The fourth book in the Deception series)
A novel by

 
 
A royal conspiracy. Buried secrets from Czarist Russia. One man’s past is the only key to the Crown’s survival.
The Queen’s doctor vanishes overboard from the Royal Yacht
Britannia.
A white cat is slaughtered in an English country garden.
A deadly secret from Czarist Russia reawakens.
Twelve-year-old Jack Steele never forgot what he saw—or what he was forced to forget. His beloved great aunt Florence, a lady’s maid inside the British royal household, had been spying for the Queen herself—against the KGB, the ghost Nazi network of Odessa, and the black sheep heir to the Duke of Windsor. What she uncovered nearly shattered the monarchy.
Ten years later, Steele returns to royal and military duty after his escape and near-death during the Vatican-inspired assassination plot against two world leaders on the island of Capri. His mission: recover a lost medal from Imperial Russia and a mysterious, signed photograph of King George V and Czar Nicholas II—evidence that could expose the most explosive secret in British history.
Is the British royal family an outrageous deception?
As Steele hunts across London, Paris, Vienna, and Moscow, he uncovers a chilling plot to assassinate the Queen of England—and faces a horrifying choice that will define his legacy: save the Crown… or save himself.
Inspired by the royal biography
From Cottage to Palace, brace yourself for Crown Deception, Book 4 in The Deception Series—a white-knuckle espionage thriller steeped in betrayal, buried history, and royal intrigue spanning London, Paris, Vienna and Moscow.
Perfect for fans of John le Carré, Ian Fleming, Frederick Forsyth, and Daniel Silva.



Genre: Thriller



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