The Crows´ Conspiracy

In 1700, London consists of two towns, both are ruled by violence. In the underworld, burglars, fraudsters, and hit men wrangle for dominance; at court, ministers and aristocrats fight for the Queen's favor: Queen Anne Stuart controls everything. Religious and political dissidents are declared enemies of the state, condemned to the pillory, generally leading to death, or getting locked away in the most dreaded dungeon in Europe. Just like Daniel de Foe: entrepreneur, journalist, church critic, involuntary secret agent, and the Queen’s archenemy. When he finds out who's really pulling the strings in London, he beats against the nobility and joins ranks with the criminals – with the support of his smart wife Mary de Foe and the impulsive Margaret "Midge" Crane from a high-class brothel. To save himself from death, he plans one last, spectacular coup. Full of unforgettable characters and dramatic turns, "The Crows' Conspiracy” tells a tale of love in a loveless age, of poverty, plague, and war, of self-respect in a corrupt world, the narrow line between innocence and guilt, and the origins of investigative journalism in an age of censorship, fake news, populism, and paranoia – a historical adventure story about our times.