{"product_id":"blood-on-the-strand-9780751537598","title":"Blood On The Strand","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003eSusanna Gregory, author of the Matthew Bartholomew series of medieval mysteries, has created another compelling fictional detective set in Restoration London.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second adventure in the Thomas Chaloner series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebellion is in the air of London in the spring of 1663.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Chaloner, spy for the King''s intelligence service, has just returned from thwarting a planned revolt in Dublin, but soon realises that England''s capital is no haven of peace. He is ordered to investigate the shooting of a beggar during a royal procession. He soon learns the man is no vagrant, but someone with links to the powerful Company of Barber-Surgeons. His master, the Earl of Clarendon, is locked in a deadly feud with the Earl of Bristol, and an innocent man is about to be hanged in Newgate. Chaloner becomes embroiled in a desperate race against time to protect Clarendon, to discover the true iden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans will be pleased to hear that Susanna Gregory has yet again hit on a winning formula of taking a likeable main character, involving him in a gripping plot and setting them within a commendably realistic setting. It is another bravura performance. * HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003eGregory tells an extremely complicated tale with great clarity and riveting excitement. * REVIEWINGTHEEVIDENCE.COM *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736860668247,"sku":"9780751537598","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780751537598.jpg?v=1723810817","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blood-on-the-strand-9780751537598","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}