{"product_id":"murder-ballad","title":"Murder Ballad","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'A rich, ripe, gorgeously seedy mystery.'\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;- Kirstin Innes, bestselling author of \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;Scabby Queen\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;EDINBURGH, 1791. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Ballad singer Isobel Duguid and her friend, the famous castrato Clessidro, are \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;stars of the Edinburgh Musical Society\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. Despite Isobel's brash singing style, Clessidro's friendship and her own shocking murder ballads keep her on stage and enjoying \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;an opulent lifestyle in Auld Reekie\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Yet one night a note arrives from the mysterious Mrs Abercorn, regarding \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Isobel's most notorious song, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Fiddler's Wrath\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. It's the tale of a prima donna who died of heartbreak after her husband committed murder and was sent to the gallows.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;But as Isobel will discover, \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Mrs Abercorn's curiosity is far more than just a fickle interest\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. As Isobel recounts rising through the social classes, her role in this ill-fated tune is brought to light, awakening the chilling retribution of a once-buried secret.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A story of betrayal, mystery, and the secrets some would die to protect. Perfect for fans of \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Patrick Süskind \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Perfume and \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Kate Foster's \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Maiden.\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'This \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;glorious romp through the filth, greed and duplicity of 18th century Edinburgh\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; is a feminist delight. Highly recommended.' \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;- Mary Paulson-Ellis\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'A \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;wildly original\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; and alarmingly readable historical novel whose \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;dark, blood-soaked narrative\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; takes us by surprise at every turn.' \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;- Andrew Taylor\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'I couldn't put it down. The writing \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;oozes passion and guts, interlaced with a dark humour\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;.' - \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Devika Ponnambalam\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'Tales of opera singers and murderers, of cobbled streets and Old Town tenements, of audacious women and what can befall them. \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;The writing is sublime, I loved every word.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;' \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;- Elissa Soave\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'A \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;gripping and grisly \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;tale of opera, art and ownership set in eighteenth-century Edinburgh' - \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Lynsey May\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57194589356414,"sku":"NW9781785307522","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781785307522.jpg?v=1778547057","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/murder-ballad","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}