The Traitor has landed!

In the UK, anyway. (Australians, you'll get your edition in November. North Americans, we're waiting for spring 2012.)

To celebrate Traitor's debut, here's a deleted scene from the novel. This is a scene that I love, but had to cut when I moved the novel's setting from November 1859 to February 1860. I initially wanted to set Traitor around Guy Fawkes Day but the timing just didn't work out, because of other historical events I wanted to include in the backdrop. Maybe another time…

Anyway, here it is. I hope you enjoy it!