A time of terror : $b the story of a great revenge (A.D., 1910)

In the smoky corridors of the Old Bailey, a journalist named Michael White faces a brazen accusation of plotting a revolutionary coup, his alleged crimes reduced to a few stray arms and a mysterious invisible‑ink letter. The trial draws a kaleidoscope of spectators—from fashionable society ladies to desperate Irish workers—each hungry for drama, while the zealous junior counsel, Westwood, shapes public opinion with relentless vigor. As the evidence crumbles and the courtroom buzzes, the weight of the verdict begins to settle on Michael’s son, Marcus, who watches his father’s fate being sealed with a mixture of disgust and simmering resentment.

Marcus, a sharp‑minded writer once poised for a legal career, is torn between his devotion to his father and a personal vendetta against the prosecutor who, in his eyes, has committed a grave injustice. The novel follows his growing determination to outwit the legal system that condemned his father, setting the stage for a calculated campaign of retribution. Amid political intrigue and familial loyalty, the story unfolds as a tense portrait of a son’s quest for vengeance in a world where justice feels as malleable as the ink on a page.