{"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":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307214315902,"sku":"NW9780751537598","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780751537598.jpg?v=1778647325","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/blood-on-the-strand","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}