{"product_id":"twelve-children-of-paris","title":"Twelve Children Of Paris By Willocks, Tim","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling, bloody and glorious new novel, from the master of the epic tale, Tim Willocks, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis, August 23rd, 1572\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat do you do when your wife disappears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the middle of the bloodiest massacre in European history\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd you know she is about to give birth to your only child?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree  wars of religion have turned Paris into a fetid cauldron of hatred,  intrigue and corruption. The Royal Wedding, intended to heal the wounds,  has served only to further poison the fanatics of either creed. But  Carla could not have known that when she accepted an invitation to the  ceremony. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Mattias Tannhauser rides into town, on Saint  Bartholomew’s Eve, his only intention is to find her and take her home.  But as the massacre of tens of thousands of Huguenots begins, and the  city plunges into anarchy, Carla is abducted by Grymonde, the grotesque  gang leader of the Yards, and Tannhauser finds himself imprisoned in the  Louvre, at the centre of a vicious conspiracy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWanted by the  law, the assassins’ guild, and a militant army who call themselves the  Pilgrims of Saint-Jacques, Tannhauser must rise to pitiless extremes  even he has never known before. With no one to help him but a stable  boy, he wades into a river of blood without knowing what lies on the  other side. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs he harrows Hell in search of his beloved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHis destiny is changed forever by\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Children Of Paris…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim  Willocks\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, screenwriter and producer. He was born in  Cheshire in 1957 and has lived in London, Barcelona, Los Angeles, New  York, Paris, County Kerry, and Rome.  After qualifying as a doctor from  University College Hospital Medical School, he went on to specialize in  psychiatry and addiction. Translated into twenty languages, his novels  include \u003ci\u003eThe Religion\u003c\/i\u003e - the first novel to feature Mattias Tannhausaer - \u003ci\u003eBad City Blues, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGreen River Rising\u003c\/i\u003e.  He has worked with major Hollywood directors, dined at the White House  and holds a black belt in Shotokan karate. His new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Children of Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, also featuring Tannhausaer, is set during the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57595588379006,"sku":"NW9780099578925","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780099578925.jpg?v=1783226097","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/twelve-children-of-paris","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}