The Knight Of Maison Rouge by Alexandre Dumas

Set in Paris amid the violence and paranoia of the Revolution, the novel follows a mysterious royalist called the Knight of Maison-Rouge as his dangerous plot to free a high-profile royal prisoner ensnares an innocent young protagonist; blending cloak-and-dagger intrigue, doomed romance, betrayals and sudden violence, the story portrays clashes of loyalty and conscience against the relentless backdrop of revolutionary justice and revenge.

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