{"product_id":"the-red-ribbon-9781473655478","title":"The Red Ribbon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thrilling follow up to \u003ci\u003eThe Irregular: A Different Class of Spy, \u003c\/i\u003efeaturing Wiggins - an ex-soldier who was trained as a child by Sherlock Holmes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Irregular \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''H.B. Lyle has found the golden thread between Bond and Holmes'' Giles Foden, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last King of Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Impressive period detail and sharp dialogue add charm to the strong plot'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A thrilling story of espionage, murder and the creation of the Secret Service'' Charles Cumming, author of \u003ci\u003eA Colder War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow an agent of the newly-formed Secret Service, Wiggins is still determined to track down Peter the Painter, the murderer of his friend Bill. Meanwhile Captain Kell is under pressure to identify who is leaking vital information from the government and his wife Constance is getting dangerously close to the more militant faction of suffragettes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Wiggins traces one of the old Baker Str\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClever and witty. Readers will hope to see plenty more of Wiggins * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Irregular: A Different Class of Spy\u003c\/i\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ethrilling \u003c\/b\u003estory of espionage, murder and the creation of the Secret Service -- Charles Cumming, author of \u003ci\u003eA Colder War\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA flavoursome smorgasbord\u003c\/b\u003e that features not only Holmes but also Winston Churchill, \u003cb\u003ethis is irresistible stuff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Barry Forshaw, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003eA fine first entry in what \u003cb\u003epromises to be a great new series\u003c\/b\u003e. Wiggins is a captivating hero, and Lyle draws his Edwardian backstreets in convincing colour. The game is most definitely afoot. -- Mick Herron, author of \u003ci\u003eSlow Horses\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA good deal of excitement\u003c\/b\u003e and some enjoyable riffing on both the history of espionage and the Conan Doyle canon, with cameos of everybody from Winston Churchill to Mr Holmes himself... \u003cb\u003ethe book is a treat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImpressive \u003c\/b\u003ep\u003cb\u003eeriod detail\u003c\/b\u003e and sharp dialogue add \u003cb\u003echarm \u003c\/b\u003eto the strong plot * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eH.B. Lyle has found the \u003cb\u003egolden thread between Bond and Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e in a thriller which engages on every page -- Giles Foden, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last King of Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851808424279,"sku":"9781473655478","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473655478.jpg?v=1710645403","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-red-ribbon-9781473655478","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}