Book Review - A Turbulent Peace, by Paul Walker

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Set during the Armistice in January 1919, volunteer nurse Mary Kiten finds herself thrust into the complex world of the Paris Peace Conference. She doesn't understand why, and it is never really explained, but she is soon appointed as an assistant to John Maynard Keynes, who leads the British Treasury in Paris.

What follows is a series of near misses and daring escapades, where our heroine wins against impossible odds. She takes on Russian gangsters, and saves Keynes' life more than once. 

I particularly liked the authentic settings of the backstreets of Paris, and details of the actual hotels for the peace conference.

I recommend reading the authors notes at the end, which give an insight into the depth of his research to produce a real page-turner.

Tony Riches  

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About the Author

Paul Walker is married and lives in a village 30 miles north of London. Having worked in a number of universities and run his own business, he now divides his time between non-executive work for an educational trust and writing fiction. His writing is regularly disrupted by children and a growing number of grandchildren and dogs.  State of Treason is the first in a planned series of Elizabethan spy thrillers. The plot is based around real characters and events in London of the 1570’s. The hero, William Constable, is an astrologer, mathematician, physician and inventor of a navigational aid for ships. You can follow Paul on Twitter @PWalkerauthor