Devices and Desires

When an engineer is exiled and his wife executed, his anger and grief lead him to seek a terrible vengeance - one that will leave a trail of death and destruction in its wake. But he will not be able to achieve this by himself. He must draw up his plans using the blood of others . . . In a compelling tale of intrigue and injustice, K. J. Parker's embittered hero takes up arms against his enemies using the only weapons he has left to him: his ingenuity and his passion - is devise and desires.