Published for the first time in the United States, Sea Change is a
deliciously complex thriller by Robert Goddard, the internationally
bestselling author who has been called "a master of the clever twist"
(Sunday Telegraph) and "a truly creative storyteller" (Guardian).
January, 1721. London is reeling from the effects of the greatest
financial scandal of the age--the collapse of the South Sea Bubble,
which plunged the nation into recession. William Spandrel, a penniless
mapmaker, is offered a discharge of his debts by Sir Theodore Janssen, a
director of the South Sea Company, on one condition: He must secretly
convey an important package to Amsterdam.
With the package safely delivered, Spandrel barely survives an attempt
on his life, only to discover that the recipient has been murdered, and
that he himself is the prime suspect. Spandrel quickly realizes that he
has become a pawn in a very dangerous game. British Government agents,
and others, are on his trail, believing that the mysterious package
contains secrets that could spark a revolution in England. Spandrel's
only chance of survival is to recover the package and place its contents
in the right hands. But what are the contents and whose exactly are the
right hands?
