M, King’s Bodyguard
M, King’s Bodyguard by Niall Leonard is a historical thriller published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in 2021. This 272-page novel is written in English and presents a gripping narrative centered on a detective’s urgent mission to protect the king and avert a potential war in Europe during a tumultuous period in Edwardian London.
Readers will find a story that unfolds as William Melville, head of Scotland Yard’s Special Branch, confronts a conspiracy orchestrated by a nihilist named Akushku during Queen Victoria’s funeral. The plot thickens as Melville collaborates with his German counterpart, Gustav Steinhauer, navigating a landscape filled with espionage, betrayal, and violence. The novel explores themes of loyalty and deception against the backdrop of historical events, immersing readers in a world where the stakes are life and death.
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A thrilling, “action-packed page-turner” (Wall Street Journal) based on a true story of anarchy and assassination in Edwardian London, centred around one detective’s mission to preserve the life of his king and prevent a bloody war in Europe.
From humble beginnings in Ireland, William Melville has risen through hard work, intelligence, and occasional brute force to become head of Scotland Yard’s Special Branch, personal bodyguard to Queen Victoria and her family, and the scourge of anarchists at home and abroad. But when the aged Queen dies in January 1901 and the crowned heads of Europe converge on London for her funeral, Melville learns of a conspiracy, led by a mysterious nihilist known only as Akushku, to assassinate Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany at the ceremony.
Racing to prevent the atrocity, Melville and his German counterpart Gustav Steinhauer find themselves tangled in a web of adultery, betrayal, and violence. As the funeral looms ever closer, Melville realizes that Akushku is the most resourceful and vicious foe he has yet encountered–but is the greater threat from Melville’s enemies, or his allies?
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