{"product_id":"blood-on-the-strand","title":"Blood On The Strand","description":"\u003cp\u003eSusanna Gregory, author of the Matthew Bartholomew series of medieval mysteries, has created another compelling fictional detective set in Restoration London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second adventure in the Thomas Chaloner series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebellion is in the air of London in the spring of 1663.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Chaloner, spy for the King's intelligence service, has just returned from thwarting a planned revolt in Dublin, but soon realises that England's capital is no haven of peace. He is ordered to investigate the shooting of a beggar during a royal procession. He soon learns the man is no vagrant, but someone with links to the powerful Company of Barber-Surgeons. His master, the Earl of Clarendon, is locked in a deadly feud with the Earl of Bristol, and an innocent man is about to be hanged in Newgate. Chaloner becomes embroiled in a desperate race against time to protect Clarendon, to discover the true identity of the beggar's murderer, and to save a blameless man from the executioner's noose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Pungent with historical detail' \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eIrish Times)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A richly imagined world of colourful medieval society and irresistible monkish sleuthing' \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eGood Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Corpses a-plenty, exciting action sequences and a satisfying ending' \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eMystery People\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240377995608,"sku":"9780751537598","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780751537598_c862f4e8-6059-4868-afbc-0260d3df3415.jpg?v=1777613419","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/blood-on-the-strand","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}