The Masquerade
by Nicholas Griffin
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In 1720 three men set out from Northamptonshire for Genoa. They are the young aristocrat Lord Stilwell, his valet Thomas Noon, and his tutor Lucius Jelborne. It quickly becomes apparent to Noon that they are not solely in Italy for his master's education - something strange is being sent back to England in the paintings and treasures they accumulate, and it may be connected to the recent succession to the English throne of the Protestant King George I. When Stilwell is murdered Noon begins show more to uncover a Europe-wide conspiracy to replace the new king with a Catholic, and then he meets a beautiful woman who destroys his resolve to act... show lessTags
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Nicholas Griffin is a journalist and author of four novels and one work of nonfiction. His writing has appeared in the Times (UK), the Financial Times, Foreign Policy, and other publications on topics as disparate as sports and politics, piracy, filmmaking in the Middle East, and the natural sciences. Griffin lives in Miami with his wife and two show more children. show less
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