In 17th-century England, General Edward Whalley and his son-in law Colonel William Goffe board a ship bound for the New World. They are on the run, wanted for the murder of King Charles I, and they are among the few who haven't already paid the price. They may be able to find sanctuary in America, but in this historical thriller by the author of Fatherland, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is charged with bringing the traitors to justice and he will stop at nothing to find them.