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The King's Beast
(2020)(The sixth book in the Mystery of Colonial America series)
A novel by Eliot Pattison
Duncan McCallum is back and has found himself the target of the people trying to keep America under British occupation in the sixth instalment of the Duncan McCallum Series.
When Benjamin Franklin asks Duncan to retrieve some astonishing fossils from the Kentucky wilderness, he is blind to the murderers that are following his every step. Duncan soon realises that the fossils are far less of a mystery than the politics behind his mission. The Sons of Liberty are certain that the only way to keep the King from going to war with America is for Duncan to safely deliver the fossils to London.
His quest soon becomes a web of treachery and fighting as he searches for a link between the fossils and the King. Every time Duncan comes close to answers he is met with fresh deceit from those obsessed with crushing any American rebellion. With every attempt to kill him, Duncan wonders what the 'liberty' that the Sons desire really means?
In order to survive his most difficult ordeal yet, he must rescue his native companion Conawago from bedlam and seek help from freed slaves, street thieves, an aristocratic maiden, and the tribal gods of his allies.
The King’s Beast is a thrilling historical adventure from Edgar Award-winning author Eliot Pattison.
‘Pattison’s sixth Revolutionary mystery has a strong period feel and abundant historical detail’ - Kirkus Reviews
‘This triumphant combination of whodunit and deeply researched history should help this gifted author get the wider audience he richly deserves’ - Publishers’ Weekly
‘A remarkably immersive and compelling story, crafted with Eliot Pattison’s atmospheric style of vividly portraying historical fiction’ - The Reading Desk
Eliot Pattison is a former international lawyer and award-winning novelist. He is best known for his Inspector Shan series, of which the first novel, The Skull Mantra , won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel. He is also the author of the Hadrian Boone series. He currently lives with his wife and three children in Pennsylvania.
Genre: Historical Mystery
When Benjamin Franklin asks Duncan to retrieve some astonishing fossils from the Kentucky wilderness, he is blind to the murderers that are following his every step. Duncan soon realises that the fossils are far less of a mystery than the politics behind his mission. The Sons of Liberty are certain that the only way to keep the King from going to war with America is for Duncan to safely deliver the fossils to London.
His quest soon becomes a web of treachery and fighting as he searches for a link between the fossils and the King. Every time Duncan comes close to answers he is met with fresh deceit from those obsessed with crushing any American rebellion. With every attempt to kill him, Duncan wonders what the 'liberty' that the Sons desire really means?
In order to survive his most difficult ordeal yet, he must rescue his native companion Conawago from bedlam and seek help from freed slaves, street thieves, an aristocratic maiden, and the tribal gods of his allies.
The King’s Beast is a thrilling historical adventure from Edgar Award-winning author Eliot Pattison.
Praise for Eliot Pattison:
‘Pattison’s sixth Revolutionary mystery has a strong period feel and abundant historical detail’ - Kirkus Reviews
‘This triumphant combination of whodunit and deeply researched history should help this gifted author get the wider audience he richly deserves’ - Publishers’ Weekly
‘A remarkably immersive and compelling story, crafted with Eliot Pattison’s atmospheric style of vividly portraying historical fiction’ - The Reading Desk
Eliot Pattison is a former international lawyer and award-winning novelist. He is best known for his Inspector Shan series, of which the first novel, The Skull Mantra , won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel. He is also the author of the Hadrian Boone series. He currently lives with his wife and three children in Pennsylvania.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Praise for this book
"A gripping tale of risk and adventure with a mystery at its core, characters who may or may not be who they seem, and a plot that twists in surprising directions. Eliot Pattison thrusts you into pre-Revolutionary America and England, each boiling with conflict, dissension, and danger. If you are a fan of historical mysteries - and even if you aren’t - you don’t want to miss The King’s Beast." - Margaret Coel
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