Angus Donald
4 SeriesAngus Donald is a British novelist known for his historical fiction series, the Outlaw Chronicles. Born in China and educated at Marlborough College and Edinburgh University, he has worked globally in diverse roles, including as a fruit-picker in Greece, a waiter in New York, and an anthropologist studying magic and witchcraft in Indonesia. Donald has also spent the last 20 years as a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Afghanistan, and London.
In "Blood's Game," the first Holcroft Blood novel by Angus Donald, Holcroft enters the service of the powerful Duke of Buckingham in London during the winter of 1670. Utilizing his skills in numbers and cipher decoding, Holcroft becomes indispensable to the Duke, but a forced betrayal sets him on a path of revenge. Meanwhile, his father, Colonel Thomas Blood, struggling after falling on hard times, is coerced into attempting to steal the crown jewels, endangering his family and risking execution. This gripping narrative intertwines Holcroft's quest for vengeance with his father's perilous endeavor, set against the backdrop of Restoration England.
