{"product_id":"tournament-1","title":"Tournament By Reilly, Matthew","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis must-read (\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e) historical thriller from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Temple\u003c\/i\u003e follows a young Queen Elizabeth I thrust into a gripping game of deception and lust at the height of the Ottoman Empire. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1546, and Suleiman the Magnificent, the feared Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, issues an invitation to every king in Europe: \u003ci\u003eYou are invited to send your finest player to compete in a chess tournament to determine the champion of the known world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thousands converge on Constantinople, including the English courts champion and his guide, the esteemed scholar Roger Ascham. Seeing a chance to enlighten the mind of a student, Ascham brings along Elizabeth Tudor, a brilliant young woman not yet consumed by royal duties in Henry VIIIs court.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yet on the opening night of the tournament, a powerful guest of the Sultan is murdered. Soon, barbaric deaths, diplomatic corruption, and unimaginable depravitysexual and otherwiseunfold before Elizabeths and Aschams eyes. The pair soon realizes that the real chess game is being played within the court itself and its most treacherous element is that a stranger in a strange land is only as safe as her host is gracious.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57821244260734,"sku":"NW9781476749563","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781476749563.jpg?v=1786189429","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/tournament-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}