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Imperial Secrets

Recipes worth dying for

Paul Brennan

KEY SELLING POINTS
A gripping historical crime novel following two great chefs separated by 250 years and a rare and ancient
manuscript filled with Imperial recipes.
Set in London and South East Asia and spans between the 18th century and modern day.
Inspired by the author’s travels to Malaysia and Thailand and his appreciation of Asian culture and food.

A rare and ancient manuscript, saved from destruction and hidden since colonial times, is
discovered in the basement of the British Library. A secret that links two great chefs, separated
from each other by 250 years.

Wrenched from a nation at war, the manuscript’s original owner escapes death and takes flight by river to an
old Siamese trading port, hundreds of miles away. In the company of an opium- and gin-crazed Dutch ship’s
captain, he begins a sea voyage through vibrant coastal towns and violent storms, leading not to his freedom
but to cruel betrayal by those in whom he has placed his trust.

When the manuscript’s new owner realises what she has discovered, she returns with it to modern-day
Thailand, awakening long-dormant ancient spirits. But when the manuscript escapes Siam once more, a new
trail of destruction is created in its wake.

How far would you go to own the Imperial secrets?

Paul Brennan has worked as a doctor for over thirty years and has written numerous medical texts, but never a
novel. His travels around Asia, fascination with all things edible and growing up reading Dickens, provided him
with the inspiration he needed to write his debut novel Imperial Secrets. He lives in County Durham.

Publication Date: 28th May 2024 £9.99 ISBN: 9781805143536
Thema subject category: FFH – Historical crime and mysteries
paperback 198 x 129 mm 336 pp Portrait Author location: County Durham

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