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It is 1648 and Britain is at war with itself. The Royalists are defeated but Parliament is in turmoil, its power weakened by internal discord. Royalism's last hope is Sir Mortimer Shay, a ruthless veteran of decades of intrigue who must rebuild a credible threat to Cromwell's rule, whatever the cost. John Thurloe is a young official in Cromwell's service. Confronted by the extent of the Royalists' secret intelligence network, he will have to fight the true power reaching into every corner of society: the Comptrollerate-General for Scrutiny and Survey.

Robert Wilton has held a variety of posts in the British Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office, and Cabinet Office. He was advisor to the Prime Minister of Kosovo in the lead-up to the country's independence, and has now returned there as a senior international official. He divides his time between Kosovo and Cornwall.

©2013 Robert Wilton (P)2013 Audible Ltd Historical Fiction Fiction
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The reader has an excellent and consistent range of voices and characters. He injects excitement where necessary and really makes you feel you are in the mind of the characters.

I have listened to many books over the past few years and the majority feel rushed and contain mispronunciation and inconsistencies. Not so here. The story and writing style are excellent and you really get the sense the reader knows what he is about.

If you like historic fiction, this book is a great pleasure to experience!

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Loved this, have no idea if the Inspectorate General for Scrutiny and Survey is real but I really hope it is! Convoluted plot, lots of action and great characters. I mostly thought I knew what was going on, turns out I was mostly wrong but everything became clear in the end. Will be listening to this and any others in the series over and over again. Loved it

007 with added swashbuckle

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Just superb in every way. The audio edition reading and voice tones are also superbly done.

Brilliant, among my top 10 ever in historical and spy fiction. More from Wilton please!

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If you could sum up Traitor's Field in three words, what would they be?

Interesting, entertaining, informative.

What did you like best about this story?

Very interesting, I learnt a lot about the civil war without it being dry.
The main characters developed as the story went on.

What about Cameron Stewart’s performance did you like?

Well read, would listen to more of his performances.

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I have listened to another book by this author and would recommend that as well.
They both give a depth to history and are entertaining. They can be slow in places but definitely are well worth listening to.

Good listen

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The chapters were too long.
The story was very compelling giving an interesting insight to the war from both sides. An important time in England’s history well told.

Civil war

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