'Confirms his status as one of our finest writers of historical thrillers' The Sunday Times
'Boasting political intrigue and evocative period atmosphere, The Last Protector is crime writing at its most elegant and assured' Waterstones blog
Praise for Andrew Taylor:
'One of the best historical crime writers today' The Times
'If you like C. J. Sansom, or Hilary Mantel, you'll love Andrew Taylor' Peter James
'Effortlessly authentic...gripping...moving and believable. An excellent work' C. J. Sansom
'This is historical crime fiction at its dazzling best' Guardian
'One of the best historical novelists around' Sunday Times
'Taylor has long been the pre-eminent chronicler of beautifully atmospheric historical crime' The Times
'A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era' Financial Times
'This is how historical crime should be written, with rich authenticity underpinning a twisting plot' The Times
'A masterclass in writing for the genre' Ann Cleeves
'Andrew Taylor is one of our finest storytellers' Antonia Hodgson
'Few historical novelists write with more authority and a greater sense of authenticity than Andrew Taylor' Sunday Times
'Vivid and compelling' Observer
'A novel filled with intrigue, duplicity, scandal and betrayal, whose author now vies with another master of the genre, C. J. Sansom' Spectator
'This is a novelist of consummate skill at the absolute peak of his power' Manda Scott
'Glorious' Sunday Express
'One of the most reliably enjoyable of historical novelists' The Sunday Times
'An atmospheric pleasure, full of twists and memorable characters' The Times
'Taylor brings the 17th century to life so vividly that one can almost smell it' Guardian
'Taylor combines his detailed research with a deviously twist-laden storyline' Observer
'A depth few other historical crime novels can match' Sunday Times
'Terrific' Sarah Hilary
'A complex weave of history and mystery' The i
'This is terrific stuff' Daily Telegraph
