Tento autor sa zaoberá historickými témami, najmä modernými dejinami, a využíva svoje znalosti na vytváranie detailných a presných románových pozadí. Jeho prístup k písaniu sa vyvinul z akademickej dráhy, čo mu umožňuje precízne skúmať minulosť a prinášať ju čitateľom. Autor sa zaujíma o literatúru, divadlo a umenie, čo sa odráža v jeho prepracovanom štýle. Jeho súčasná tvorba sa zameriava na rozprávanie príbehov s bohatým historickým kontextom.
As the Second World War nears its end, the great economist John Maynard Keynes is at the peak of his career, despite failing health, and is seeking to establish a new international financial and currency regime for the post-war future.
April, 1944. A man is waiting to assassinate a prominent figure. He is not motivated by revenge or profit but by his belief that this one act of violence will save many lives and secure a greater peace for the whole of Europe.
The year is 1962. Anthony Fernard is a civil servant with a minor but responsible position in the Home Office. He has a steady job and a reasonably happy home life. His run of the mill routine is enlivened by a mild entanglement with a young woman and a tendency to do things his own way at work, whatever the official line...