Customer Reviews
Loved it! - By: Charles Gillingham, 04 Dec 2007 
A fantastic read! Was recommended by a friend & i can honestly say it was one of the few books i've read that kept me awake on the 7am train to work! Brilliantly paced & full of an astounding level of detail, the Plot Against Pepys was a delight to read. The Long's breathe life into the intrigue of the period; plots, counter plots & dramatic ship wrecks are alll described with equal gusto. The descriptions of 17th century London & Pepys endeavours are full of great writing but when combined with the outrageous adventures of Colonel John Scott, the book becomes a true page turner. Would definitely recommend!
Accurate but not the finest example of 'popular' history. - By: the antiquary, 23 Nov 2007 
This is a strange half-a-book. To complain about the outcome may seem a little nonsensical, but it would be right to criticise the authors' choice of focus to create the relatively feeble denouement at the end at the expense of writing a book of more substance.
Apart from the odd chapter the 1st half was very enjoyable, but the book then exposes its dead-end, made worse with a corresponding deterioration of language; banal clichés & many tedious repetitions to pad out the pages to a saleable amount added insult to disappointment. At the conclusion I did begrudge the time spent, what at the start appeared to be a 4 star effort descended to 2 stars, I suppose 3 is a fair mark.
*N.B. the number of pages is not 480, not including the index there are 277.
Exciting and erudite. - By: Bill Hanslip, 22 Sep 2007 A fantastic & well-told story full of extraordinary detail. It is a page-turner & an important historical work at the same time. The wreck of the Gloucester is as exciting as any novel. I am moved to write this after reading the previous review. Surely the whole message of the Longs' book is that Mowrer's account got Scott completely wrong.
Pepys' accuser - By: John Scott, 21 Sep 2007 
But, if you want the truth about Colonel John Scott read "The Indomitable John Scott, Citizen of Long Island 1632-1704 " by Lilian Mowrer.
"The depositions against Scott were made by malevolently inventive witnesses whose evidence would have had little chance of acceptance even in the notorious English Restoration courts...."
