{"product_id":"the-assassins-riddle-9781800328716","title":"The Assassin's Riddle","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul Doherty\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Canelo Severn House\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Canelo Severn House\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only way to win this murderer's deadly game... is to play along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1380. Brutal and sudden death is not uncommon in the foul alleys and streets of London. The corpse of a clerk has been pulled from the Thames. They drowned, but not before receiving a vicious blow to the back of the head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen \u003cstrong\u003eBartholomew Drayton\u003c\/strong\u003e, a usurer and money-lender, is found dead in his strongroom, a crossbow bolt firmly embedded in his chest: a real mystery because the windowless strongroom was locked and barred from the inside. So who killed him? And how? And are the deaths connected?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSir John Cranston\u003c\/strong\u003e comes to survey the scene. When other clerks are murdered, each with a riddle pinned to his corpse, Cranston enlists the help of \u003cstrong\u003eBrother Athelstan\u003c\/strong\u003e - and together they must pit their wits against a deadly adversary bent on murder and mayhem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnother thrilling historical mystery from a true master of the genre, perfect for fans of S. G. MacLean, S. J. Parris and C. J. Sansom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canelo Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45413097701527,"sku":"9781800328716","price":1255.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781800328716.webp?v=1767919008","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-assassins-riddle-9781800328716","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}