Hope for the Best

The tenth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch or Doctor Who, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. n n 'Jodi Taylor does it again. A brilliant yomp through history' - Reader Review n n You can't change History. History doesn't like it. There are always consequences. n n Max is no stranger to taking matters into her own hands. Especially when she's had A Brilliant Idea. Yes, it will mean breaking a few rules, but - as Max always says - they're not her rules. n n Seconded to the Time Police to join in the hunt for the renegade Clive Ronan, Max is a long way from St Mary's. But life in the future does have its plus points - although not for long. n n A problem with the Time Map reveals chaos in the 16th century and the wrong Tudor queen on the throne. History has gone rogue, there's a St Mary's team right in the firing line and Max must step up. n n You know what they say. Hope for the best. But plan for the worst. n n Readers love Jodi Taylor: n n 'Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine Max Maxwell have seduced me' n n 'A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun' n n 'Addictive. I wish St Mary's was real and I was a part of it' n n 'Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked' n n 'A tour de force' n