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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Severn House Publishers Ltd

FORMAT: Hardback

ISBN: 9780727867193

RRP: £18.99

PAGES: 240

PUBLICATION DATE:
October 17, 2008

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Pryde and the Infernal Device

Malcolm Archibald

This is a thrilling new adventure for Matthew Pryde…It is 1805, and England is in the midst of her war with France under Napoleon. Matthew Pryde, employed as engineer at a coal mine in Kent, is regarded as the perfect ‘spy’ to send across the English Channel to investigate rumours that the French are digging a tunnel underneath the Channel. Matthew is accompanied by the mysterious Mr Black – and the rather unexpected addition of the unconventional Kate Denton – to France where they must try to find the existence of a tunnel on the French side. What then follows is a treacherous journey across Republican France, and a close encounter with the Revolution’s most effective form of punishment, the guillotine…

Reviews of Pryde and the Infernal Device

"The likeable everyman hero will appeal to readers as historian Archibald enriches the plot with interesting details pertaining to England's remote coastal life" Booklist on Pryde's Rock "This novel is quite simply a riveting good read" Historical Novels Review on Pryde's Rock "A rip-roaring adventure mystery with terrific detail of place, period and shipping lore" Ian Rankin on Whales for the Wizard"

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Malcolm Archibald

Malcolm Archibald is currently a part-time history lecturer at Dundee College. He has had five previous novels published, one of which, Whales for the Wizard, won the 2005 Dundee Book Prize. He is also the published author of several historical non-fiction books and articles based on Scottish history and folklore.