The ninth book in the Chronicles of St Mary's series, which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around history.
They say you shouldn't push your luck. Max gives her own luck a massive shove every day, and it's only a matter of time until luck pushes back...
January 1536 is the day of Henry VIII's infamous jousting accident. Historians from St Mary's are there in force, recording and documenting — and arguing, obviously.
A chance meeting between Max and the Time Police leads to a plan of action, and it's one that will have very serious consequences, especially for Max. Her private life is already more than a little rocky, but with Leon recovering and Matthew safe in the future there will never be a better opportunity to bring down Clive Ronan once and for all.
From Tudor England to the burning city of Persepolis — and from a medieval siege to a very nasty case of 19th-century incarceration — Max is determined that this time, he will not escape.
If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.