The Running Wolf

Set against the backdrop of political unrest and rising tensions just before the 1715 Jacobite uprising, "The Running Wolf" follows the story of Hermann Mohll, a master sword maker from Solingen who faces peril after being caught smuggling swords into England. As he endures imprisonment and the manipulations of a corrupt gaol keeper, the novel explores themes of loyalty, secrecy, and intrigue amid a fractured society torn apart by religious and political strife.