The Vatican Candidate
A Harper & Blake Mystery
Now Available in the US & UK
Ex–Royal Marine Aiden Blake and researcher Hannah Harper follow a trail from the hidden bunkers of Berlin to the mountains of Italy to solve how a present-day murder and a plot to kill the pope are connected to a famous German aviatrix’s final flight out of Berlin in April 1945.

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Trafalgar
The Fog of War
Now Available
This is the story of the murders and intrigues, the myths and mysteries—and crucially the naval encounters—that preceded the most famous battle in nautical history. This is Nathan Peake’s Trafalgar, the true story of the events leading up to the campaign.
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Author Bio
London-based PAUL BRYERS is also the author, under the pseudonym Seth Hunter, of the highly acclaimed Nathan Peake novels: a series of naval adventures set against the canvas of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Bryers won an English arts council award for Best First Novel for his political thriller Hollow Target, and his next thriller, In a Pig’s Ear, was named as one of the Guardian’s best six novels of the year. He has written and directed many historical dramas for British television, radio, and the theatre.
Contact
Email Paul at paulbryers11@gmail.com or by using the button below.
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