The King's shadow

the long version

It is 1483 and King Edward IV sits on England's throne, but no king rules unchallenged. Often it is those closest to him who are the unexpected danger. When a king dies suddenly and without understandable cause, as Edward does, then rumour replaces fact - and Andrew Cobham is already working behind the scenes. When orphaned young, Tyballis was forced into marriage to her neighbour - a bully and a simpleton. When she runs away from her husband's abuse, Tyballis meets Andrew Cobham, and gradually an uneasy alliance forms. This is a friendship which will take them in unusual directions and Tyballis soon becomes embroiled in Andrew's work. Abduction, murder, intrigue and political subterfuge come to a climax as the country is thrown into confusion.