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A Rustle of Silk - Alys Clare - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A Rustle of Silk - Alys Clare - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

''Gripping . . . Vividly evokes 17th-century Devon'' Publishers Weekly ''An engaging cast and plenty of genuine suspense'' Booklist Starred Review Devon, 1607. Gabriel Taverner, former ship''s surgeon turned country physician, is called to examine a rotting body found impaled on a blade. Identifying the corpse seems a hopeless task and the death is declared a suicide.But Gabriel is not satisfied and re-examines the body - making the first of a series of shocking discoveries that will lead him deep into the dark underbelly of the lucrative silk trade. As he investigates, Gabriel realises that not only was the death a murder - but even worse, he had a personal connection with the corpse.

DKK 113.00
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The Complete Peanuts 1999-2000 - Charles M. Schulz - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Complete Peanuts 1999-2000 - Charles M. Schulz - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Volume 25 of The Complete Peanuts presents the very final year of the defining comic strip of the 20th century, which ran for nearly 18,000 strips and for 50 years after its debut in 1950. This masterpiece includes all of 1999 through to the final strip on 13 February 2000. In this volume, Rerun takes centre stage and cements himself as the last great Peanuts character - when he embarks on a career as an underground comic book artist! This volume also features a huge surprise: the complete Li''l Folks , the weekly one-panel comic that Charles Schulz produced for his hometown paper. Li''l Folks was a clear precursor to Peanuts , and its inclusion here will bring The Complete Peanuts full circle.

DKK 192.00
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A Shameful Murder - Cora Harrison - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A Shameful Murder - Cora Harrison - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

''Outstanding'' Booklist ''A savvy detective and a setting fraught with intrigue and tension'' Publishers Weekly NOT ALL FLOODS WASH AWAY SIN . . .Ireland, 1923. The country has been torn apart by the War of Independence and is now in the throes of sectarian violence and severe flooding. But Mother Aquinas knows that not all floods cleanse the deeds of humanity . . . When a body washes up at her convent chapel dressed in evening finery, she immediately suspects foul play. The overstretched police force may be ready to dismiss the case as accidental drowning, but strangulation marks on the girl''s throat tell a grimmer story. Mother Aquinas wants justice for the girl - and won''t let a murderer slip away unpunished under the cover of war.

DKK 112.00
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Betrayed - Karen E. Olson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Betrayed - Karen E. Olson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Well-written, character-driven thriller" - Publishers Weekly Computer hacker Tina Adler discovers that her true enemy could be someone terrifyingly close to home in this cunningly-plotted tale of identity and suspense. Framed for ordering a hit on mobster Tony DeMarco, Tina Adler is forced to re-enter the shadowy world of computer hacking she thought she''d left behind. In order to clear her name, she reluctantly joins an FBI team led by her old flame, Zeke Chapman, tasked with scouring the deep web to unearth DeMarco''s darkest secrets.The trail will lead Tina to the person who framed her - but it may also reveal other secrets, secrets she would rather not know. DeMarco may, in fact, be the least of Tina''s worries. Could her true enemy be someone much closer to home?

DKK 185.00
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Disposable Asset - John Altman - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Disposable Asset - John Altman - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"This can''t-put-it-down spy thriller from Altman introduces the most deadly and proficient young woman warrior since the Hunger Games'' Katniss Everdeen" Publishers Weekly A lone female agent finds herself abandoned in enemy territory in this riveting espionage thriller Having completed her mission, CIA agent Cassie Bradbury finds herself cut adrift in Moscow with no documents, no tickets and no identification. Hot on her trail are the KGB, the Russian Mafia - and Sean Ravenscroft, the disgraced ex-CIA agent who has been sent to track her down.Realizing that she has been set up and is now expendable, Cassie will need all her courage and resourcefulness to outwit her pursuers - and stay alive long enough to exact revenge on the man who recruited her, who trained her - who betrayed her.

DKK 192.00
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Another Planet - Tracey Thorn - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Another Planet - Tracey Thorn - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE ''Tender, wise and funny'' Sunday Express ''Beautifully observed, deadly funny'' Max Porter Before becoming an acclaimed musician and writer, Tracey Thorn was a typical teenager: bored and cynical, despairing of her aspirational parents. Her only comfort came from house parties and the female pop icons who hinted at a new kind of living.Returning to the scene of her childhood, Thorn takes us beyond the bus shelters, the pub car parks and the weekly discos, to the parents who wanted so much for their children and the children who wanted none of it. With great wit and insight, Thorn reconsiders the Green Belt post-war dream so many artists have mocked, and yet so many artists have come from.

DKK 119.00
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The Girl in the Woods - Patricia Macdonald - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Girl in the Woods - Patricia Macdonald - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

''MacDonald . . . writes gripping suspense with strong, resilient female lead characters'' Booklist ''Carefully plotted [with] a nest of sinister secrets'' Publishers Weekly '' I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING . . . I DID SOMETHING BAD.''Fifteen years ago, Blair''s best friend Molly was murdered.Fifteen years ago, Adrian Jones went to prison for it.Fifteen years ago, the real killer got away with it. And now, Blair''s terminally ill sister has made a devastating deathbed confession, which could prove that the wrong man has been imprisoned for years - and that Molly''s killer is still out there. Blair''s determined to find him, but the story behind Molly''s death is more twisted than she could imagine. If she isn''t careful, the killer will ensnare her and bury Blair with his secret.

DKK 113.00
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The Heretic's Creed - Fiona Buckley - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Heretic's Creed - Fiona Buckley - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Buckley draws even the most minor characters with subtlety and skill, making the dramatic conclusion that much more satisfying." Publishers Weekly Starred Review February, 1577. Sir William Cecil has a dangerous new mission for Ursula Blanchard. He has asked her to visit Stonemoor House on the bleak Yorkshire moors, the home of a group of recusant women led by Abbess Philippa Gould. In their possession is an ancient book, and the Queen''s advisor, Dr John Dee, is eager to get hold of it.However, while the Abbess is anxious to sell the book, others such as her half-sister Bella believe it to be heretical and demand that it be burned. It is not Sir William''s first attempt to secure the book. His two previous emissaries vanished without trace. What happened to them - and will Ursula suffer the same fate?

DKK 280.00
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The Heretic's Creed - Fiona Buckley - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Heretic's Creed - Fiona Buckley - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Buckley draws even the most minor characters with subtlety and skill, making the dramatic conclusion that much more satisfying." Publishers Weekly Starred Review February, 1577. Sir William Cecil has a dangerous new mission for Ursula Blanchard. He has asked her to visit Stonemoor House on the bleak Yorkshire moors, the home of a group of recusant women led by Abbess Philippa Gould. In their possession is an ancient book, and the Queen''s advisor, Dr John Dee, is eager to get hold of it.However, while the Abbess is anxious to sell the book, others such as her half-sister Bella believe it to be heretical and demand that it be burned. It is not Sir William''s first attempt to secure the book. His two previous emissaries vanished without trace. What happened to them - and will Ursula suffer the same fate?

DKK 269.00
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Skeleton Plot - J.m. Gregson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Skeleton Plot - J.m. Gregson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Exceptional ... Not a clue is out of place. This entry could be a primer on how to write a police procedural" Publishers Weekly Starred Review Skeletons have a habit of revealing themselves eventually . . . When a human skeleton is discovered on the boundary of a 20-year-old property development, it seems there are a large number of people who may know the identity of the corpse and how it got there. But twenty years is a long time and those individuals were very different people back then. Skeletons are being revealed in all senses and there are many prominent local figures who are beginning to feel uncomfortable and afraid. It''s up to Detective Chief Superintendent Lambert and Detective Sergeant Hook to dig around in the past and unearth the truth of how and why the body ended up buried in the ground all those years ago.

DKK 275.00
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The Dead Will Rise - Chris Nickson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Dead Will Rise - Chris Nickson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Thief-taker Simon Westow is used to finding stolen goods, not stolen bodies . . . Can he hunt down those committing crimes against the dead in Leeds? "This gritty and surprise-filled mystery will enthrall both newcomers and series fans"- Publishers Weekly Starred Review Leeds. April, 1824 . Wealthy engineer Joseph Clark employs thief-taker Simon Westow to find the men who stole the buried corpse of Catherine Jordan, his employee''s daughter.Simon is stunned and horrified to realize there''s a gang of body snatchers in Leeds. He needs to discover who bought Catherine''s body and where it is now. As he hunts for answers, he learns that a number of corpses have vanished from graveyards in the town. Can Simon and his assistant Jane bring the brutal, violent Resurrection men who are selling the dead to medical schools to justice and give some peace to the bereft families?

DKK 233.00
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A Shocking Assassination - Cora Harrison - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A Shocking Assassination - Cora Harrison - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Well-drawn characters, including a lead capable of sustaining a long series, complement the clever plot" Publishers Weekly Starred Review Ireland. 1924. Reverend Mother Aquinas is buying buttered eggs in the Cork city market at the very moment when the city engineer, James Doyle, is assassinated. Although no one saw the actual killing, a young reporter named Sam O''Mahoney is found standing close to the body, a pistol in his hand, and is arrested and charged.Following a desperate appeal from Sam''s mother, convinced of her son''s innocence, the Reverend Mother investigates - and, in this turbulent, war-torn city, uncovers several other key suspects. Could there be a Republican connection? Was James Doyle''s death linked to his corrupt practices in the rebuilding of the city, burned down more than a year ago by the Black and Tans? Cork is a city divided by wealth and by politics: this murder seems to have links to both.

DKK 182.00
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A Shocking Assassination - Cora Harrison - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A Shocking Assassination - Cora Harrison - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Well-drawn characters, including a lead capable of sustaining a long series, complement the clever plot" Publishers Weekly Starred Review Ireland. 1924. Reverend Mother Aquinas is buying buttered eggs in the Cork city market at the very moment when the city engineer, James Doyle, is assassinated. Although no one saw the actual killing, a young reporter named Sam O''Mahoney is found standing close to the body, a pistol in his hand, and is arrested and charged.Following a desperate appeal from Sam''s mother, convinced of her son''s innocence, the Reverend Mother investigates - and, in this turbulent, war-torn city, uncovers several other key suspects. Could there be a Republican connection? Was James Doyle''s death linked to his corrupt practices in the rebuilding of the city, burned down more than a year ago by the Black and Tans? Cork is a city divided by wealth and by politics: this murder seems to have links to both.

DKK 257.00
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Rusted Souls - Chris Nickson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Rusted Souls - Chris Nickson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Retirement beckons for Chief Constable Tom Harper. Can he stop a spiralling crime spree involving love letters, robbery and murder before he hangs up his boots for good? " A knockout conclusion . . . Series devotees will be thrilled" Publishers Weekly Starred Review Leeds, 1920. Chief Constable Tom Harper of Leeds City Police has just six weeks left in the role before his well-earned retirement. But even though his distinguished forty-year career is ending, the crime and mayhem on the city''s streets continues.Council leader Alderman Thompson is being blackmailed. He wants Harper to find the love letters he sent to a young woman called Charlotte Radcliffe and return them discreetly. Elsewhere, masked, armed robbers are targeting jewellery shops in the city, and an organized gang of shoplifters is set to descend on Leeds. As events threaten to spiral out of control, Harper battles to restore justice and order to the streets of Leeds one last time.

DKK 225.00
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The Heretic's Creed - Fiona Buckley - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Heretic's Creed - Fiona Buckley - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Ursula Blanchard must acquire a mysterious medieval manuscript in the latest enthralling historical adventure. "Buckley draws even the most minor characters with subtlety and skill, making the dramatic conclusion that much more satisfying." Publishers Weekly Starred Review February, 1577. Sir William Cecil has a dangerous new mission for Ursula Blanchard. He has asked her to visit Stonemoor House on the bleak Yorkshire moors, the home of a group of recusant women led by Abbess Philippa Gould. In their possession is an ancient book, and the Queen''s advisor, Dr John Dee, is eager to get hold of it. However, while the Abbess is anxious to sell the book, others such as her half-sister Bella believe it to be heretical and demand that it be burned. It is not Sir William''s first attempt to secure the book. His two previous emissaries vanished without trace. What happened to them - and will Ursula suffer the same fate?

DKK 185.00
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Tendrils of the Past - Anthea Fraser - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Tendrils of the Past - Anthea Fraser - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Some secrets won''t let go . . . Is the truth about a devastating family tragedy about to be unveiled? "Stellar . . . Fraser is in top form" - Publishers Weekly Starred Review Tragedy strikes a quiet Dorset town when the bodies of Sarah and Charles Drummond are discovered in their home one morning while their two young children, Abby and Mia, sleep upstairs. The police seem certain that Charles killed his wife before taking his own life, and the girls'' grandmother, Cicely Fairfax, makes sure that they are shielded from the horrific truth.Until now. Sixteen years later, an accident at work leads Mia to have disturbing flashbacks to the night her parents met their untimely deaths. What did she see? What really happened that fateful evening? When Mia and Abby eventually share painful memories from the night that changed their lives forever, they get closer to uncovering the truth, and a dark secret from the past is finally revealed . . .

DKK 167.00
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A Shocking Assassination - Cora Harrison - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A Shocking Assassination - Cora Harrison - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Well-drawn characters, including a lead capable of sustaining a long series, complement the clever plot" Publishers Weekly Starred Review Ireland. 1924. Reverend Mother Aquinas is buying buttered eggs in the Cork city market at the very moment when the city engineer, James Doyle, is assassinated. Although no one saw the actual killing, a young reporter named Sam O''Mahoney is found standing close to the body, a pistol in his hand, and is arrested and charged.Following a desperate appeal from Sam''s mother, convinced of her son''s innocence, the Reverend Mother investigates - and, in this turbulent, war-torn city, uncovers several other key suspects. Could there be a Republican connection? Was James Doyle''s death linked to his corrupt practices in the rebuilding of the city, burned down more than a year ago by the Black and Tans? Cork is a city divided by wealth and by politics: this murder seems to have links to both.

DKK 301.00
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Tendrils of the Past - Anthea Fraser - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Tendrils of the Past - Anthea Fraser - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Some secrets won''t let go . . . Is the truth about a devastating family tragedy about to be unveiled? "Stellar . . . Fraser is in top form" - Publishers Weekly Starred Review Tragedy strikes a quiet Dorset town when the bodies of Sarah and Charles Drummond are discovered in their home one morning while their two young children, Abby and Mia, sleep upstairs. The police seem certain that Charles killed his wife before taking his own life, and the girls'' grandmother, Cicely Fairfax, makes sure that they are shielded from the horrific truth.Until now. Sixteen years later, an accident at work leads Mia to have disturbing flashbacks to the night her parents met their untimely deaths. What did she see? What really happened that fateful evening? When Mia and Abby eventually share painful memories from the night that changed their lives forever, they get closer to uncovering the truth, and a dark secret from the past is finally revealed . . .

DKK 233.00
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Rebellion's Message - Michael Jecks - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Rebellion's Message - Michael Jecks - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

''Jecks keeps the suspense at a steady boil as his well-rounded characters fight for a corner in tumultuous London'' Publishers Weekly ''I look forward to seeing what mishap next awaits the unlikely hero of Jack Blackjack'' Historical Novel Society DANGER LIES IN WAIT IN TUDOR LONDON . . .London, 1554. Light-fingered Jack Blackjack wakes in a tavern''s yard with a sore head, his knife smeared with blood and a dead stranger lying beside him. Jack may have robbed the man but he''s certain that he didn''t kill him.Unfortunately, the man''s purse contains something much more valuable than money and, as the prime suspect for the murder, everyone is on Jack''s tail. He needs to get out of the city, and fast, but a rebel army is marching on London: the bridge is blocked and every gate manned. Trapped in the city, Jack must avoid being caught long enough to find the real murderer.

DKK 113.00
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Old Bones - Cynthia Harrod Eagles - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Old Bones - Cynthia Harrod Eagles - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Harrod-Eagles graces her narrative with a quiet wit that makes the book a pleasure to read" Publishers Weekly Starred Review "Another sterling entry in a truly outstanding series" Booklist Starred Review DCI Bill Slider tackles the coldest of cold cases in this absorbing mystery. A young couple discover human remains buried in the garden of their new house: could this be the resting place of 14-year-old Amanda Knight, who disappeared from the same garden two decades before, and was never seen again?The problem comes almost as a relief to DCI Slider, still suffering from the fallout of his previous case. He is not popular with the Powers That Be, and his immediate boss, Detective Superintendent Porson, reckons that at least this little puzzle will keep Slider out of trouble. After all, with a murder twenty years in the past, this is the coldest of cold cases. Most of the suspects and principal players are now dead too, and all passion is long spent . Or is it?

DKK 261.00
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A Fox in the Fold - Candace Robb - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A Fox in the Fold - Candace Robb - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Owen Archer suspects an old adversary is on his tail as he seeks to solve the mystery surrounding a dead body found on the road to York. "A standout . . . Robb reinforces her place among the top writers of medieval historicals" - Publishers Weekly Starred Review October, 1376 . Owen Archer is summoned by sheriff Sir Ralph Hastings regarding a stripped and bloodied body discovered on the road north to York. Could it be connected to an attack on a carter and his labourers who were transporting stone destined for St Clement''s Priory? The carter fled, but his men stayed to fight and are now missing. Is the victim one of them?At first Owen believes the catalyst for murder and menace in York is the arrival of the political pariah William Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester. But he soon suspects that a formidable and skillful adversary from his past has arrived in the city, thrusting him and his family into grave danger, and his investigation becomes a race to uncover the truth before his old nemesis destroys all he holds dear.

DKK 280.00
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Murdering the Messenger - Michael Jecks - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Murdering the Messenger - Michael Jecks - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Superb. . .a fast-moving and gripping plot" Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Merchant Murderers March, 1557. Jack Blackjack is back in London and enjoying a sedentary life - after his treacherous voyage back to his beloved city the previous year, he desires nothing more than the simple pleasures - women, wine, beer and more women.But his new parish of St Helen''s has different ideas for him. . . a week after first laying eyes on the tempting Miss Rachel Nailor, she turns up horribly dead on the church vestry floor. . . and someone is trying to frame him for her murder!A fellow Lady Elizabeth sympathiser, it appears Rachel Nailor was a woman with many secrets. But was she murdered in a fit of lustful rage, or was it part of a wider political play? Who would want Rachel dead - and Jack hanged for it? The suspects are plenty and Jack is running out of time. With his master breathing down his neck, and old foes crawling out of the woodwork to add to Jack''s wine-fuelled headache, Jack has never been in more danger!

DKK 162.00
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Chalice of Darkness - Sarah Rayne - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Chalice of Darkness - Sarah Rayne - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Introducing the Fitzglens and their theatre of thieves in this spellbinding gothic mystery! "Superb . . . Lovers of British historical mysteries with a dash of romance and gothic atmosphere will clamor for more" Publishers Weekly Starred Review London, 1908. The Fitzglens are proud of their reputation as one of London''s leading theatre families. They are, however, equally proud of another profession which they pursue very discreetly . . . When not on stage, they are thieves. Jack Fitzglen''s latest plan is to seek out the infamous Talisman Chalice, steal it and create a dazzling piece of theatre around it. He travels to Vallow Hall in Northumberland to find the mysterious Maude - the last known link to the Chalice - but uncovers something far darker. Scandal, secrets and danger lurk in every shady corner. Perhaps the legend of the Chalice has come true: that in the wrong hands, the Chalice drags a person into a darkness from which he or she can never emerge.As past and present collide, can Jack find the Chalice, the truth and return to his theatre of thieves unscathed?

DKK 162.00
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Chalice of Darkness - Sarah Rayne - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Chalice of Darkness - Sarah Rayne - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Introducing the Fitzglens and their theatre of thieves in this spellbinding gothic mystery! "Superb . . . Lovers of British historical mysteries with a dash of romance and gothic atmosphere will clamor for more" Publishers Weekly Starred Review London, 1908. The Fitzglens are proud of their reputation as one of London''s leading theatre families. They are, however, equally proud of another profession which they pursue very discreetly . . . When not on stage, they are thieves. Jack Fitzglen''s latest plan is to seek out the infamous Talisman Chalice, steal it and create a dazzling piece of theatre around it. He travels to Vallow Hall in Northumberland to find the mysterious Maude - the last known link to the Chalice - but uncovers something far darker. Scandal, secrets and danger lurk in every shady corner. Perhaps the legend of the Chalice has come true: that in the wrong hands, the Chalice drags a person into a darkness from which he or she can never emerge . . . As past and present collide, can Jack find the Chalice, the truth and return to his theatre of thieves unscathed?

DKK 233.00
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The Rewards of Treachery - Rosemary Rowe - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Rewards of Treachery - Rosemary Rowe - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A stolen valuable is just the beginning of a trail of strange events Junio has to uncover in this skilfully plotted historical mystery set in 2nd century Britain. " A mastery of period detail matches the engrossing plot . . . Brilliant " Publishers Weekly Starred Review Late summer, CE 198 . With Glevum an uneasy place since the current Emperor seized power, and with rebel Celts still actively opposing Roman rule, tension remains as Caesar turns his attention to stamping out all remaining threats to his authority.Junio, Libertus''s adopted son, tries to be inconspicuous and focus on his workshop and growing family. This becomes difficult when Libertus''s patron, Marcus Septimus, seeks Junio''s advice about a valuable cloak-clasp which has disappeared - together with the jeweller who was repairing it.Unwillingly dragged into investigating this, Junio finds himself faced with a string of murders, betrayal and revenge, and his own small son in dreadful jeopardy! What secret was the missing jeweller hiding? What danger lurks in the ill-omened cave? And what part does the mysterious Celtic visitor who suddenly appears play in this tale of treachery?

DKK 233.00
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