Devil (Leopards of Normandy 1): A vivid historical blockbuster of power, intrigue and action

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David Churchill writes with the immediacy of Conn Iggulden, the epic ambition of Bernard Cornwell and the plotting of CJ Sansom. The Leopards of Normandy trilogy tells the story of William the Conqueror in all its wild, intoxicating, unfailingly dramatic glory. The fate of England hangs in the balance of a fight between brothers The noble families of Europe are tearing themselves apart in their lust for power and wealth. Emma, Queen of England, is in agony over the succession to her husband Canute's throne ... while her brother, the Duke of Normandy's sons battle in the wake of his death. Robert, the younger son, has been cheated of Normandy's mightiest castle and sets out to take it by force. He emerges from a bloody siege victorious and in love with a beautiful - and pregnant - peasant girl. Robert's child will be mocked as William the bastard. But we have another name for him ... Conqueror. The first installment in the Leopards of Normandy trilogy paints a world seething with rivalry and intrigue, where assassins are never short of work.

David Churchill is the pseudonym of an award-winning journalist, who has conducted several hundred in-depth interviews with senior politicians, billionaire entrepreneurs, Olympic athletes, movie stars, supermodels and rock legends. He has investigated financial scandals on Wall Street, studio intrigues in Hollywood and corrupt sports stars in Britain, and lived in Moscow, Washington DC and Havana. He has edited four magazines, published seventeen books and been translated into some twenty languages.

Cleverly adds layers of blood and flesh to our skeletal knowledge of the people whose invasion of England changed our island for ever Audacious, authentic, full of tension and tradecraft ... I loved it - Lee Child on Tom Cain's The Accident Man The most audacious and timely thriller for years - Daily Mirror on The Accident Man With subtlety and intelligence, Thomas joins the historical dots to produce a novel with plenty to say - eloquently - about the brutalising effects of the Holocaust - Guardian on Ostland by David Thomas This nightmare-inducing new novel stretches crime fiction to its limits ... a compelling read - Mail on Sunday on Ostland An intriguing mix of detection, thriller, courtroom drama, fact and fiction - The Times on Ostland