Publisher's Synopsis
London 1909: The British Empire seems invulnerable. But Captain Vernon Kell, head of counter-intelligence at the War Office, knows better. Kell wants to set up a Secret Service, but to convince his political masters he needs proof of a threat - and to find that, he needs an agent he can trust. Kell needs Wiggins. Trained as a child by Kell's old friend Sherlock, Wiggins is an ex-soldier with an expert line in deduction and the cunning of a born street fighter. Wiggins turns down the job, but when his best friend is killed by Russian anarchists, Wiggins sees that the role of secret agent could take him towards his sworn revenge.
