Goodreads asked Rob Griffith:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Rob Griffith From the life a real life spy, James Burke. Irish born he served in the French army before being captured by the British. He turned his coat and joined the British Army. He became a spy and worked for the Duke of York, then head of the British Army. He travelled to the Spanish colony of Rio de la Plata to judge if they were likely to rebel. Then his missions took him to Madrid as the French staged a coup. His brother was an aide to one of Napoleon's marshals and he had connections in all the right places. He could travel wherever he wish in Europe, even Paris.

Later he went across to Brazil and became the lover of a Portuguese Princess in exile.

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