{"product_id":"alchemy-the-latest-new-gripping-historical-crime-thriller-from-the-sunday-times-bestselling-author-book-7-giordano-bruno-9780008208547","title":"Alchemy The latest new gripping historical crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe new historical crime thriller, a \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The clever twists and turns of \u003cem\u003eAlchemy\u003c\/em\u003e are assuredly plotted and Prague, a city in religious and political turmoil, makes for a powerful setting’ \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Over the past dozen years, S. J. Parris’s novels… have been among the most enjoyable of all historical thrillers’ \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Breathless pace and acutely observed detail make for a story that confounds and surprises’ \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003ePraise for S. J. Parris:\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A brilliantly realised fictionalisation of the Babington plot against Elizabeth 1…Nimbly braiding history with suspense, this is a classy mystery’ Observer\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Immaculate… the depth of period detail, the all-enveloping sense of time and place, and the sheer gory drama’ Metro\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Sumptuous’ New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Parris’s attention to the details of Elizabethan life and her ability to create characters of depth are again on display in a gripping narrative’ The Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Fast-paced and entertaining, it’s a well-researched and authentically claustrophobic romp through the Elizabethan underworld’ Mail on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Parris is one of the stars of historical crime fiction and this, her sixth Giordano Bruno novel, is among her best’ i\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Superbly plotted, shimmeringly written, it will have you on the edge of your seat’ Kate Williams, author of The Storms of War\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘An impressive feat. The plot, one of exhilarating complexity, was handled with aplomb’ 'Marisa Haetzman, also writes as Ambrose Parry\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A delicious blend of history and thriller’ The Times\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A tight plot combines with subtly-realised characters and an omnipresent sense of danger … My pleasure in the vividly textured backdrop and a cracking story was accompanied by an uneasy shudder’ Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Colourful characters, fast-moving plots and a world where one false step in religion or politics can mean a grisly death’ Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘S. J. Parris is one of my favourite authors – and unquestionably our greatest living writer of historical thrillers’ A.J. Finn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48863904235863,"sku":"9780008208547","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alchemy-the-latest-new-gripping-historical-crime-thriller-from-the-sunday-times-bestselling-author-book-7-giordano-bruno-9780008208547","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}