The Queen's Men - (An Agents of the Crown Novel) by Oliver Clements

The Agents of the Crown is a gripping historical thriller that follows John Dee, an original MI6 agent, as he embarks on a dangerous mission to recreate a weapon from antiquity - Greek Fire.

After Queen Elizabeth I is ambushed by masked gunmen in Waltham Forest, the Queen's Private Secretary, Sir Francis Walsingham, must find the perpetrators and protect the monarch.

With coded messages, ruthless adversaries, and deadly plots at every turn, John Dee must use his intelligence and wit to secure his nation's future.

Will he succeed in recreating Greek Fire, or will the Queen's would-be assassins prevail? Find out in this white-knuckle thriller set in the Age of Enlightenment with parallels in the present day.