A young man's search for the truth . . .Northumberland, 1803: Matthew Pryde, a young engineer, is sent to a small coastal village to persuade the local landowner that a lighthouse must be built to prevent the high number of fatal shipwrecks that occur there. Finding himself suddenly on a personal search to discover more about his own mysterious childhood, Matthew finds himself attracted to the beautiful Grace Fenwick, but the consequences mean that the truth may never be told.
A thrilling new adventure for Matthew Pryde - 1805. England is in the midst of her war with France. Matthew Pryde, engineer at a coal mine in Kent, is regarded as the perfect spy to send across the English Channel to investigate rumours that the French are digging a tunnel underneath the Channel. Matthew is accompanied by the mysterious Mr Black and the rather unexpected addition of the unconventional Kate Denton to France where they must investigate...