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From humble beginnings in Ireland, William Melville has risen through hard work, intelligence, and occasional brute force to become head of Scotland Yard’s Special Branch, personal bodyguard to Queen Victoria and her family, and the scourge of anarchists at home and abroad. But when the aged Queen dies in January 1901 and the crowned heads of Europe converge on London for her funeral, Melville learns of a conspiracy, led by a mysterious nihilist known only as Akushku, to assassinate Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany at the ceremony. 

Ancient manuscripts referred to the island as “a trembling sod”. Armies were led into battle to vanquish perceived challengers and to divide their lands. Kings surrendered family members as hostages and blinded those who threatened their rule. Warring clans, bloody battles, intrigue, and assassinations - it was Ireland’s real-life game of thrones.