The tenth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary’s series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch or Doctor Who, you won’t be able to resist Jodi Taylor.‘Jodi Taylor does it again. A brilliant yomp through history’ – Reader ReviewYou can’t change History. History doesn’t like it. There are … History. History doesn’t like it. There are always consequences.
Max is no stranger to taking matters into her own hands. Especially when she’s had A Brilliant Idea. Yes, it will mean breaking a few rules, but – as Max always says – they’re not her rules.
Seconded to the Time Police to join in the hunt for the renegade Clive Ronan, Max is a long way from St Mary’s. But life in the future does have its plus points – although not for long.
A problem with the Time Map reveals chaos in the 16th century and the wrong Tudor queen on the throne. History has gone rogue, there’s a St Mary’s team right in the firing line and Max must step up.
You know what they say. Hope for the best. But plan for the worst.
Readers love Jodi Taylor:
‘Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything… Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine “Max” Maxwell have seduced me’
‘A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun’
’Addictive. I wish St Mary’s was real and I was a part of it’
‘Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked’
‘A tour de force’
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Excellent as usual.
I am so sad that the series has ended (seemingly) but perhaps the new Time police series will bring back the main characters in some fashion? I have been reading the series again before starting on “Hope for the best” and thoroughly enjoyed it again. Yes, I also belong to a book club because I read a lot, Ms. Taylor has a quirky sense of humour which really appeals to me and her books are very different to the norm which again tickles my sense of the ridiculous. Well done, Ms. Taylor.