Jack Fielding

Shadows and Pagodas Jack Fielding

What is the secret behind the extraordinary painting that Peter steals? Determined to find out, he hits the road in search of adventure and takes the painting with him. After suffering a series of indignities and near disasters, Peter's fortunes take a strange turn in a Parisian cemetery when he is rescued by Baron Hieronymus Parzifal. Nothing is quite what it seems when it comes to the outrageous Baron but one thing is for sure - time is fast running out to find the treasure that will save him from an awful fate. Peter is determined to help and enters the Baron's service. The secret police, the Inquisition and the deadliest swordswoman in Spain are in hot pursuit. Undeterred, the Baron has a cunning plan! And soon our heroes set sail for the other side of the world where they will discover even more than treasure and the secret to Peter's painting. A wickedly irreverent tale that fuses swashbuckling adventure, Buddhism, fighting and death (but not necessarily in that order), conspiracy, medieval pelicans and rather nice cups of tea.