The Chrysanthemum Tiger

Set in March 1605, this story follows country doctor and former ship surgeon Gabriel Taverner, who eagerly anticipates a new adventure sailing the Eastern seas. Meanwhile, back home, his replacement physician, Doctor Maudsley Cheverell, is found dead under suspicious circumstances involving Eastern torture methods. As intrigue unfolds, questions arise about Gabriel's whereabouts, his past in Asia, and how a quiet English town becomes entangled in a dangerous plot.