Martin Marbeck Books in Order

Sir Robert Cecil orders disgraced intelligencer Martin Marbeck to identify a double agent supplying secrets to England's enemies. The hunt takes him into France and back to London, where a carefully planned trap produces dangerous unforeseen consequences.

With Elizabeth dying and the succession uncertain, Martin Marbeck is sidelined by suspicions of treachery. A search for a friend's wayward son draws him into religious conspiracies threatening the new king and England's fragile political settlement.

As England and Spain negotiate peace, an attack on the Spanish ambassador threatens to derail the talks. Intelligencer Martin Marbeck follows the conspiracy from London's waterfront to the coast, confronting men whose fortunes depend on continued war.

Ordered to watch Thomas Percy, Martin Marbeck hears rumors of a grave threat to King James. With his warnings dismissed and personal affairs complicating his work, he must expose a conspiracy before it brings catastrophe to England.