Riot and Retribution

A Tale of Intrigue and Adventure: In the heart of pre-Victorian England, Nathaniel Parry, a man of mystery and resolve, finds himself entangled in a web of political intrigue and social upheaval. It is October 1831, and Parry is sent to the famous city of Bath Spa, to be the eyes and ears of Lords Melbourne and Palmerston in the edgy days as Parliament debated the Great Reform Bill. Nathaniel is drawn into the toils of provincial passion and intrigue, which in turn lead him to the murderous depths of international crime. Chinese agents, the wharf-rat flotsam of Bristol Docks and the low life of fashionable Bath conspire to complicate what should have been more of a holiday than a mission. Read this for the cracking pace of the tale, a joyous immersion in the world of the 1830s, and a trenchant reminder of the fragile nature of moral right.

Whether you're a history enthusiast, a lover of suspenseful narratives, or simply looking for a captivating read, this novel promises to deliver an unforgettable experience. Add it to your collection today and discover the secrets that lie within the pages of this extraordinary tale.

Dr Alex Kolaczkowski has taught history at schools in Bath and Bristol, as well as in Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey. Her B.Ed degree was awarded by the University of Bristol and her Ph.D by the University of Bath. A dedicated teacher, passionate about all aspects of her subject, she took her pupils on frequent field trips, making ancient, medieval, early modern and modern topics alike come vividly to life. Bath and Bristol are cities very well known to her having lived, studied and worked in both of them. Her expertise in Bath history stemmed from her years spent researching the city as a case-study for her doctoral topic on the development of municipal socialism and the civic ideal in the nineteenth century. By invitation from the Dictionary of National Biography she provided the entry for Sir Jerom Murch who was Mayor of Bath on seven occasions, and wrote a paper on aspects of Bath Non-Conformism for the Unitarian Journal. These research activities helped provide her specialist background knowledge of the period and places in which the novel is set.

Professor Robert Hayes is a full-time academic at the University of Alberta in Canada. Apart from his distinguished research and teaching in chemical engineering, he is a calculating thinker with an interest in mystery and intrigue within a historical context. As a PhD student at the University of Bath in the early 1980s, he developed an interest in the game of Go (which originated as Wei Ch'i in China), often travelling to Bristol to play at the Go Club in Hotwells, and later was a founder member of the Bath Go Club at the Crown Inn, Bathwick Street. During the 1990s he was a frequent visitor to Bath and Bristol. In addition to his passion for historical mysteries, he is a lover of fine wines, single malt whisky, and of course whiskey