The Red Mass

"The Red Mass" is a riveting political thriller set in the time of the French Revolution. It follows the daring exploits of a spoilt young man recruited as an English spy and sent to France on a mission. Hector Forthingray after arriving in France, manages to get himself in some trouble by insulting a powerful French nobleman, being challenged to a duel and finally throwing a glass of wine in the face of the Prince Regent – George the Fat. He is then sent off on a mission which he goes to together with his fiancé. Things don't go as planned and he is then arrested and put in prison awaiting his death sentence. But on his way to the dreaded guillotine, he manages to pull a fast one…