Courting Favour

When John Cospatrick is unexpectedly elevated to become the King's lieutenant in the unruly north of Scotland, he must use his sharp wit and skills of diplomacy with the feuding Highland clans. But he faces his greatest test when he is sent to England to forge a formal treaty of peace.

“'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes'”

Mr Tranter works on a broad canvas; nobody does it better - Daily Telegraph

Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes - Scotland on Sunday

Nigel Tranter's enjoyment of his own creation is infectious - Allan Massie, The Scotsman

He has a burning respect for the spirit of history and deploys his characters with mastery - Observer

One of Scotland's leading historical novelists - The Sunday Times

Nigel Tranter is one of Scotland's best-loved writers. He has written over eighty novels on Scottish history.

When his mother, the formidable Black Agnes, bequeathed him the troubled earldom of Moray in the far north of Scotland, John Cospatrick, younger son of the ninth Earl of Dunbar and March, found himself unexpectedly elevated to become King David's lieutenant and arbiter up in those unruly parts. At the age of 22, with no experience in matters of governance, John's courage, sharp wit and skills of diplomacy served him well in bringing the rebellious Lords of the Isles to heel. However, the greatest test of his abilities as an envoy and negotiator was to come when the new king, Robert II, sent him to London to seek to win over the English king's brother, John of Gaunt, to friendship with Scotland.'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday

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