{"product_id":"the-butcher-bird-9781444785821","title":"The Butcher Bird","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping medieval historical crime thriller, from a brilliant new voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComparisons to the master of historical crime, \u003cb\u003eCJ Sansom\u003c\/b\u003e, are inevitable and, in this case, justified. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe whodunnit aspect is neatly done, the family secrets and waspish relationships are intriguing, and \u003cb\u003ehumour and originality are abundant\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eTrouble, and its attendant duties, confront the reluctant young lord on nearly every page of this \u003cb\u003eeventful, engrossing, informative\u003c\/b\u003e mystery set in mid-14th-century Kent. * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eSykes establishes herself firmly as \u003cb\u003ea major talent\u003c\/b\u003e. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for PLAGUE LAND\u003c\/b\u003e -- :\u003cbr\u003eThere's a nice, cliché-free sharpness to Sykes' writing . . . that suggests \u003cb\u003ea medieval Raymond Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e at work, and there are no phony  celebrations of the peasantry or earth-mothers thrusting herbal  concoctions down grateful throats. \u003cb\u003ePlenty of action and interesting  characters\u003c\/b\u003e, without intervention of the libertarian modern conscience  that so often wrecks the medieval historical novel. * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe medieval CJ Sansom\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jeffery Deaver\u003cbr\u003ePLAGUE LAND\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a \u003cb\u003efascinating \u003c\/b\u003ehistorical crime novel about a world  turned upside down, inhabited by \u003cb\u003ea rich cast of characters\u003c\/b\u003e. A \u003cb\u003eterrific \u003c\/b\u003e debut and a wonderful start to a brand-new series. -- Antonia Hodgson, author of THE DEVIL IN THE MARSHALSEA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSykes has really reset the bar for medieval  mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e . . . every clue brings with it unexpected  twists and turns. When you think you know who the killer is, you're  slapped with yet another surprise. * Medievalists *\u003cbr\u003eSykes's debut provides \u003cb\u003eeverything a reader would want in a historical  mystery\u003c\/b\u003e: a gripping plot, vivid language, living and breathing  characters, and \u003cb\u003ean immersive depiction of the pas\u003c\/b\u003et. * Publisher's Weekly *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739252732247,"sku":"9781444785821","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444785821.jpg?v=1720051648","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-butcher-bird-9781444785821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}