{"product_id":"9781250893864","title":"Brother Nothing","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 08 JUNE \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2027\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling medieval murder mystery set in the shadow of the plague, from the award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlorious Exploits\u003c\/i\u003e, for fans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn late fourteenth-century France, corpses are a familiar sight. The Black Death has devastated the country, and now an English army is burning and pillaging its way across the north, leaving a trail of bodies in its wake. But when Anna de Mollier, one of the wealthiest women in a small town, is found dead, eerily strung up in the dyers' quarter dressed as an angel, it suggests more subtle and sinister forces are at work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly arrived from Paris and tasked with investigating the shocking crime is Philippe, a provost, or dispenser of the king's justice. He's accompanied by his precocious young daughter, Nicole - and by memories of this town, which he grew up in and fled as soon as he came of age. As he begins to investigate, Philippe discovers a frightened, secretive populace desperate for someone to blame. The only suspect is a touring performer of miracle plays imprisoned in the keep, around whom dark rumours of the supernatural are already swirling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpon meeting the imprisoned man, Philippe is confronted with a strange and unsettlingly sympathetic character who insists that he is innocent, but only of this particular crime, and wishes to make a full confession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the prisoner's story travels from a monastery to a plague ship and across the sea to England, Philippe investigates the town's corrupt, decaying feudal system, and the two narratives begin to intertwine. With the English army at the door and a potential conspiracy on his hands, Philippe must unravel the prisoner's mysteries in order to deliver justice and protect his daughter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Gothic detective story, Brother Nothing is another brilliantly contemporary tale of the past, from a \"remarkable\" writer whose work \"does not remain safely historical\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lennon, Ferdia","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":67708104442110,"sku":"9781250893864","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/Brother_Nothing.png?v=1791767928","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9781250893864","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}