{"product_id":"betrayal-of-thomas-true","title":"Betrayal of Thomas True","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the buried streets of Georgian London and the outrageous underworld of the molly houses, a carpenter hiding a double life, searches for a traitor who is betraying the secrets of the mollies. The devastatingly beautiful, brutal, raucous and tender historical thriller – a Top Ten \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER of the CWA Historical DAGGER 2025***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Heartbreaking, beautiful, lyrical. 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