the King’s man

The lost diary of samuel pepys, book 2

January 1670. London is blanketed with snow as the city endures its worst winter in decades. But for Samuel Pepys, the darkest days are yet to come.

When a mysterious young man turns up at his office on Seething Lane asking for help, Pepys doesn’t take him seriously. Who is he? How does he know him? And what does he want? Promising to see him the next day, Pepys hurries off for an evening at the theatre . . . But it isn’t the last time he will see the boy that night.

Called upon to investigate the brutal murder of a libertine aristocrat, Pepys discovers that the dead man is connected to his mysterious visitor in the most shocking way possible. From the glamorous heights of London’s theatres, to the deepest depths of the city’s criminal underworld, Pepys’ investigation leads him into to dangerous waters indeed.

He will soon discover that the real danger lies closer to home than he imagined . . .