All it would take is a single spark . . . As the Earl of Leicester's chief intelligencer, lawyer Dr Christopher Radcliff is tasked with investigating rumours of treachery at home and the papist threat from abroad. But what does it mean - and who lies behind it? Christopher Radcliff must find out before it's too late .

A whispered word is all it takes to condemn a woman to burn as a witch. Having foiled the 'Incendium' plot against the Queen, intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff's standing within court is high. And time is running out: for when rumour and fear catch fire, then surely violent insurrection and bloody chaos will follow .