For Kingdom and Country

Description

May 1915. Kingdom Lock and his faithful sidekick, Siddhartha Singh are gunned down on the streets of Basra and suspicion falls on German spy, Wilhelm Wassmuss. Major Ross believes Wassmuss is not only still alive but that he is behind the assassination of a senior Turkish officer, the death of whom has been blamed on Lock. Meanwhile, Lock has discovered that Amy Townshend is pregnant and that the child is his. But the general's daughter stubbornly refuses to break off her engagement with Bingham-Smith. Then, when Lock learns that there is a price on his head and every cut-throat and desperate man in the area is after the bounty, Ross sends him to the frontlines for his own safety...

I.D. Roberts was born in Australia and moved to England when he was three. He is the film writer for a national listings magazine and currently lives in rural Somerset.

Reviews for Kingdom Lock: 'This is a rip-roaring read, brimming with suspense' The Good Book Guide 'Lock is a superb character, a WW1 James Bond, if you like. Stunningly enjoyable.' Books Monthly