{"product_id":"the-hour-of-the-fox-1-a-brother-chandler-mystery-9780727889584","title":"The Hour of the Fox 1 A Brother Chandler Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing reluctant spy and friar-sleuth Brother Rodric Chandler in the first of a brand-new medieval mystery series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon. July, 1399. \u003c\/i\u003eAs rumours spread that his ambitious cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, has returned from exile in France, King Richard''s grip on the English throne grows ever more precarious. Meanwhile, the body of a young woman is discovered at Dowgate sluice. When it''s established that the dead woman was a novice from nearby Barking Abbey, the coroner calls in his friend, Brother Chandler, to investigate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho would cut the throat of a young nun and throw her remains in the river? And what was she doing outside the confines of the priory in the first place? Secretly acting as a spy for Henry Bolingbroke, Chandler is torn by conflicting loyalties and agonising self-doubt. As the king''s cousin marches towards Wales and England teeters on the brink of civil war, Chandler''s investigations will draw him into affairs of state - and en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884305854807,"sku":"9780727889584","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780727889584.jpg?v=1722531376","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hour-of-the-fox-1-a-brother-chandler-mystery-9780727889584","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}