1627. Mercenary captain Hollie Babbitt is at winter quarters in Amsterdam.

To the patrons of the Blue Cat, he is the landlady's young husband, but for all his youth he is already a veteran of the Empire's vicious wars -- restless, underemployed, and counting the days until the campaigning season begins again.

But when he rescues a mysterious, pale-haired youth from a gang of thugs in an alley, Hollie finds the cure for his boredom -- and a whole world of trouble.

Philip claims to be a student, and has the manners of a prince. But then, unknown to Hollie, this is Philip Lord, known to the world as Filippo Schiavono -- a deadly Dunkirker pirate, in Amsterdam on a mission of espionage that has gone disastrously wrong. Now stranded behind enemy lines with no allies to turn to, he is hunted by one of Amsterdam's most relentless enforcers.

Two unlikely lads, caught up in a reckless adventure that tests their prowess and wits to the limit.

From the comfortable warmth of the Blue Cat's taproom, to the giddying heights of Amsterdam's gables, Hollie and Philip must fight back-to-back, to survive the lethal game of cat-and-mouse they are forced to play.

But Philip isn't the only one of them harbouring a secret he needs to keep. And as friendship is built on a foundation of trust, how do you trust a man whose life is in part a lie?

Praise for the authors:

M. J. Logue

"The historical setting is impeccable, the plot is well-constructed, but it is the characters that make this book... M. J. Logue has delivered an excellent read." - Helen Hollick, Discovering Diamonds

Eleanor Swift Hook

'A masterpiece of 17th-century historical fiction - immerses the imagination in murder and mystery, against the brutal backdrop of war.' - Mark Turnbull, author of Prince Rupert of the Rhine: King Charles I's Cavalier Command

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