"The Impoverishment of Spies" is a fascinating historical detective story written by the author of contemporary historical literature, Peter Tremét. The book tells about complex events in medieval England during the reign of King Richard the Lionheart. The main character, Bolton, the abbot of a missionary monastery, finds himself in the hot center of a political conspiracy, and the case surrounding his person turns out to be even more complicated than it seemed at the beginning. The author successfully combined historical events with the style of the detective genre, creating an exciting and tense atmosphere that keeps the reader in suspense until the very end. "Soldiers worth a bee" is a book that will definitely capture the attention of fans of history, detectives and adventure literature.