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Robert Harris: Act of Oblivion (2022, HarperCollins Publishers) 4 stars

17th century political intrigue and fugitive hunt

4 stars

Basically a police procedural, but set in England and New England in the mid 1600s. An obsessive official hunts for fugitives responsible for the death of the king when Oliver Cromwell took power. Harris recreates life in both old and new worlds in this period piece. Good, but could have been shorter.