About the book: 2002 / London. 1699 Anastasia Ashby de la Zouche, the former mistress of King Charles II, is going through difficult times. Hidden away for debt in the famous Fleet prison, she is forced to collect juicy stories for a scandalous newspaper. But the Countess and her maid find themselves caught up in history when a mysterious woman hires them to spy on her husband, whom she suspects of cheating..