Duncan McCallum has found himself the target of the people trying to keep America under British occupation.
When Benjamin Franklin asks Duncan to retrieve some astonishing fossils from the Kentucky wilderness, at first he is blind to the murderers following his every step. But soon Duncan realises that the fossils are far less mysterious than the politics behind his mission.
The Sons of Liberty are certain that the only way to keep the King from going to war with America is for Duncan to safely deliver the fossils to London. His quest soon becomes a web of treachery and fighting as he searches for a link between the fossils and the King. Every time Duncan comes close to answers he is met with fresh deceit from those obsessed with crushing any American rebellion.
With every attempt to kill him, Duncan wonders what the 'liberty' that the Sons desire really means? In order to survive his most difficult ordeal yet, he must rescue his native companion Conawago, and seek help from freed slaves, street thieves, an aristocratic maiden, and the tribal gods of his allies.
The King’s Beast is a thrilling historical adventure from Edgar Award-winning author Eliot Pattison.
Praise for Eliot Pattison:
‘Pattison’s sixth Revolutionary mystery has a strong period feel and abundant historical detail’ - Kirkus Reviews
‘This triumphant combination of whodunit and deeply researched history should help this gifted author get the wider audience he richly deserves’ - Publishers’ Weekly
‘A remarkably immersive and compelling story, crafted with Eliot Pattison’s atmospheric style of vividly portraying historical fiction’ - The Reading Desk