{"product_id":"the-pleasures-of-men-9781401324230","title":"The Pleasures of Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kate Williams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuly 1840: The young Queen Victoria has just entered her third year on the throne when a major recession brings London's desperate and destitute into its sweltering streets. While the city crackles with tension, orphaned Catherine Sorgeiul stays locked away in her uncle's home, a peculiar place where death masks adorn the walls and certain rooms are strictly forbidden. Nineteen years old and haunted by a dark past, Catherine becomes obsessed with a series of terrible murders of young girls sweeping the city. Details of the crimes are especially gruesome--the victims' hair has been newly plaited and thrust into their mouths, and their limbs are grotesquely folded behind them, like wounded birds--and the serial killer is soon nicknamed the Man of Crows. Catherine begins writing stories about the victims--women on their own and vulnerable in the big city--and gradually the story of the murderer as well. But she soon realizes that she has involved herself in a web of betrayal, deceit, and terror that threatens her and all those around her. A remarkable fiction debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasures of Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and spine-tingling thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355790729367,"sku":"9781401324230","price":1780.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781401324230.webp?v=1767309076","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-pleasures-of-men-9781401324230","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}