{"product_id":"the-drowned-city-daniel-pursglove-1","title":"K. J. Maitland: The Drowned City [2021] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e'This gripping thriller shows what a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' \u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dark and enthralling historical novel with a powerful narrative. The mysterious Daniel Pursglove has all the qualifications for a memorable series hero' \u003cb\u003eANDREW TAYLOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A colourful, compelling novel which makes a fine opening to a promised series' \u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Devilishly good' \u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGunpowder and treason changed England forever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut the tides are turning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand revenge runs deep in this\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e compelling historical thriller for fans of C.J. Sansom, Andrew Taylor's \u003ci\u003eAshes of London\u003c\/i\u003e, Kate Mosse and \u003ci\u003eBlood \u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1606. A year to the day that men were executed for conspiring to blow up Parliament, a towering wave devastates the Bristol Channel. Some proclaim God's vengeance. Others seek to take advantage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn London, Daniel Pursglove lies in prison waiting to die. But Charles FitzAlan, close adviser to King James I, has a job in mind that will free a man of Daniel's skill from the horrors of Newgate. If he succeeds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Bristol is a hotbed of Catholic spies, and where better for the lone conspirator who evaded arrest, one Spero Pettingar, to gather allies than in the chaos of a drowned city? Daniel journeys there to investigate FitzAlan's lead, but soon finds himself at the heart of a dark Jesuit conspiracy - and in pursuit of a killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Skilfully interweaves the threads of natural catastrophe, murder, conspiracy and espionage that go right to the heart of the Jacobean court' \u003cb\u003eTRACY BORMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Spies, thieves, murderers and King James I? Brilliant'\u003cb\u003e CONN IGGULDEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There are few authors who can bring the past to life so compellingly - it was a genuine treat to follow Pursglove into the devastated streets of Bristol where shadows and menace lurk round almost every corner... Brilliant writing and more importantly, riveting reading' \u003cb\u003eSIMON SCARROW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The intrigues of Jacobean court politics simmer beneath the surface in this gripping and masterful crime novel... Maitland's post-flood Bristol is an apocalyptic world, convincingly anchored in its period, while eerily echoing the devastation of more recent natural disasters. I can't wait for more!' \u003cb\u003eKATHERINE CLEMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written with a dark heart, Maitland knows how to pull you deep into the early Jacobean period' \u003cb\u003eRHIANNON WARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maitland, K. J.","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":46984806564179,"sku":"XV81472235947","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/maitland-k-j-the-drowned-city-daniel-pursglove-1-xv81472235947-51906974286163.jpg?v=1692553282","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-drowned-city-daniel-pursglove-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}