Spring, 1853, legendary American entrepreneur and inventor Colonel Samuel Colt expands his gun-making business into England. The young, ambitious Edward Lowry Colt's London secretary discovers a plot to steal revolvers from Colt's factory's stores. As pistols start to go missing, divided loyalties and hidden agendas make the gun-maker's factory the setting for a tense story of intrigue, betrayal and murder. A remarkable novel with powerful characters, a compelling plot and meticulously researched historical detail. The Devil's Acre will appeal to readers who loved Jed Rubenfeld's The Interpretation of Murder, and Carlos Ruiz Zafon's Shadow of the Wind.