{"product_id":"the-poison-bed-9781405920070","title":"The Poison Bed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gripping psychological thriller. Readers will be awake deep into the night, trying to untangle the truth'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e''Books of the Year''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA marriage. A murder. One of them will hang for it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**PRE-ORDER \u003ci\u003eDISOBEDIENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eTHE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM ELIZABETH FREMANTLE**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAutumn, 1615.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrances Carr is imprisoned in a cold, lightless room. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is accused of murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a cell nearby is her co-accused - her husband Robert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKept apart, Frances can only tell her side of the story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow did she come to be here?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan she somehow prove her innocence?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd what lengths will she go to to save herself?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Engaging, vivid and revelling in historical detail''\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Perry, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The Miniaturist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. Gripping and full of surpri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging, vivid and revelling in historical detail\u003c\/b\u003e, this thriller delves into a notorious murder. The reversal comes in a double blow, the first of which is s\u003cb\u003eo cunningly done I found myself pausing\u003c\/b\u003e, frowning and riffling back through the pages to confirm that I had, indeed, been thoroughly stitched up * Sarah Perry, bestselling author of The Essex Serpent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twisting psychological thriller based on a real Jacobean murder. Unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA gripping historical thriller. \u003cb\u003eThink \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e with bodices.\u003c\/b\u003e Brilliant * Glamour *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of intrigue and ambition, this is a rich and fascinating book\u003c\/b\u003e -- ONE OF THE BEST RECENT CRIME NOVELS * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egripping page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e that will have you \u003cb\u003eawake long into the night. Ingenious\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eintoxicating blend of intrigue, seduction, witchcraft and murder. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Poison Bed is beautifully told and \u003cb\u003eimpossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Karen Perry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying, brilliantly executed thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master\u003c\/b\u003e * Santa Montefiore *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho is to blame? And will they get away with it? A rollicking read\u003c\/b\u003e * Heat *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmaculately detailed and atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e, this Jacobean mystery \u003cb\u003eborrows from both the revenge tragedies and contemporary noir thriller\u003c\/b\u003e to manipulate the reader. It is \u003cb\u003edark, clever and compulsive\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elizabeth Buchan * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA novel set in the court of James I that reopens the case of Robert and Frances Carr, aristocrats charged with killing a man who opposed their marriage. \u003cb\u003eWith skill and delicacy, Fremantle presents the period as a cabinet of curiosities\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExquisite. \u003c\/b\u003eThe reveal is \u003cb\u003eterrifying\u003c\/b\u003e -- Toby Clements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Jacobean \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGone Girl! \u003c\/i\u003eDark and deeply satisfying, \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Bed\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of \u003cb\u003emonstrous intrigue and murder\u003c\/b\u003e -- M J Carter\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eriveting\u003c\/b\u003e tale that \u003cb\u003ekept me reading into the night. Beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e and realised -- Costa shortlisted Kate Hammer\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ethoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Minette Walters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twisting tale of power, poison and intrigue.\u003c\/b\u003e Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thriller -- Anna Mazzola\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlawless.\u003c\/b\u003e A sharp, well-constructed thriller, this is \u003cb\u003ea book that will keep you on your toes\u003c\/b\u003e * Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition\u003c\/b\u003e -- Andrew Taylor bestselling author of * The Ashes of London *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seductive historical thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all its \u003cb\u003evivid, visceral glory\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kate Riordan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended.\u003c\/b\u003e * Eve Chase *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting tale.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ecannot recommend this highly enough\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alison Weir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA great summer read\u003c\/b\u003e. Fremantle weaves together documented fact with sensitively imagined fiction to create \u003cb\u003ea novel that helps us understand a time and place better\u003c\/b\u003e * National Public Radio *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Bed\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eunerringly addictive. \u003c\/b\u003eFremantle's writing has a dynamic quality and \u003cb\u003ean immediacy that draws readers in\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewhether or not they're familiar with the material of the story * Marylebone Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003evivid\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ecleverly constructed\u003c\/b\u003e.  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