The ninth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary''s series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won''t be able to resist Jodi Taylor.

They say you shouldn''t push your luckMax gives her own luck a massive shove every day - and it''s only a matter of time until luck pushes back...

January 1536 - the day of Henry VIII''s infamous jousting accident. Historians from St Mary''s are there in force, recording and documenting. And, arguing - obviously.

A chance meeting between Max and the Time Police leads to a plan of actionAnd, it''s one that will have very serious consequences - especially for Max. Her private life is already more than a little rocky. But with Leon recovering and Matthew safe in the future there will never be a better opportunity to bring down Clive Ronan, once and for all.

From Tudor England to the burning city of Persepolis - and from a medieval siege to a very nasty case of 19th century incarceration - Max is determined that this time, he will not escape.

Readers love Jodi Taylor:

''Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything..Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me''

''A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun''

''Addictive. I wish St Mary''s was real and I was a part of it''

''Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked''

''A tour de force''

Format Häftad Omfång 496 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Headline Publishing Group Utgivningsdatum 2019-07-01 ISBN 9781472264190