Traitor's field : from the archives of the Comptrollerate-General for Scrutiny and Survey

England Has Been Torn Apart By Civil War. Plots And Intrigues Abound - But It Is The Struggle Between Two Powerful Spies Which Will Decide The Eventual Fate Of A Nation. It Is 1648 And Britain Is At War With Itself. The Royalists Are Defeated But Parliament Is In Turmoil, Its Power Weakened By Internal Discord. Royalism's Last Hope Is Sir Mortimer Shay, A Ruthless Veteran Of Decades Of Intrigue Who Must Rebuild A Credible Threat To Cromwell's Rule, Whatever The Cost. John Thurloe Is A Young Official In Cromwell's Service. Confronted By The Extent Of The Royalists' Secret Intelligence Network, He Will Have To Fight The True Power Reaching Into Every Corner Of Society: The Comptrollerate-general For Scrutiny And Survey.