A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY. It's dangerous to be close to Charles II: sometimes one misstep can lead to disgrace, exile, and even death. The highest-ranking nobles in England are vying for the throne. And the scales could tip against Lord Clarendon when a dead man is found in the well of his house... WHO IS THE MURDERER? James Marwood, a government clerk, is tasked with investigating this case, which must under no circumstances become public knowledge. Meanwhile, Marwood knows someone who has every reason to want the death of Edward Alderley, who was found dead—his cousin Catherine Lovett, the daughter of the regicide. Numerous clues point to her. Now she could be sent to the scaffold... THE STAKES ARE HIGHER THAN NEVER. Marwood is confident that Kat is innocent, so he resolves to find the real killer. But time is running out. If he makes a mistake, it could threaten the reputation of the king himself... For the first time in Russian!