ROANOKE

Solving the Riddle of England's Lost Colony. November 1587, a report reaches London that Raleigh's expedition, which has left months before to land the first English settlers in America, has foundered. On Roanoke Island, off North Carolina, a mysterious tragedy is unfolding. Something has gone very wrong and the colony - 116 men, women and children - are in trouble. There will be no rescue: before help can arrive, all will vanish without trace. This remarkable work of historical detection establishes beyond doubt that the tragedy did not begin in far away Roanoke, but within the walls of Westminster - in the inner circle of Elizabeth's government.