The English Spy

He was a spy among us, but not known as such, otherwise the mob of Edinburgh would pull him to pieces
John Clerk of Penicuik

Union between England and Scotland hangs in the balance. Propagandist, spy and novelist-to-be Daniel Defoe is caught up in the murky essence of eighteenth century Edinburgh - cobblestones, courtesans and kirkyards. Expecting a godly society in the capital of Presbyterianism, Defoe engages with a beautiful Jacobite agent, and uncovers a nest of vipers.