Scattered across the globe, the Glover brothers serve the British Empire in the age of Pax Britannica. In 1859, they find themselves positioned against an establishment that is desperate to maintain the balance of power and their place in it. Peter works at the British Legation in Washington, safeguarding trade and peace between the empire and its former colony. The arrival of an escaped slave 'owned' by a prominent congressman creates a moral dilemma that threatens this fragile peace. In the … [Read more...] about All the Queen’s Men by Darryl Gauci