The King is dead, William IV has passed on, and his niece Victoria has ascended to the throne, but not without controversy and plots to control or usurp her throne.

Lord Blackburn seeks information about the divergent sects of the Knights Templar, and the Vatican archives could hold the secrets, and Sir Owen McMaster is tasked with unearthing those documents.

When McMaster goes missing, Miles and Lissa’s holiday to Italy becomes a nightmare of a rescue mission. They eventually end up racing for their lives and back to England to unravel a friend’s family tragedy linked to McMaster’s disappearance and an assassination plot.

What does it mean for the Hamiltons when they are accused of treason, and why is it all linked to the new Queen?

The survival of the Agency hangs in the balance.