{"product_id":"the-cry-of-the-hangman-9780727850331","title":"The Cry of the Hangman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder always sells. But when a series of dark and puzzling crimes takes place in seventeenth-century London, will printer's apprentice Lucy Campion be publishing the news - or starring in it?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon, 1667. \u003c\/i\u003ePrinter's apprentice Lucy Campion is unsettled when, on a frozen December morning after church, an elderly woman dressed in mourning clothes whispers an ominous warning in her ear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucy sternly tells herself it's nonsense, but then her much-loved former master, Magistrate Hargrave, is viciously attacked with a brass hourglass during a break-in. But what exactly was the intruder searching for? And why did they first stop to steal a piece of Cook's lamb and lentil pie? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe puzzling case is just the start of a series of dark, bizarre crimes. Lucy's determined to uncover the truth and see that justice is done. But someone is equally determined to stop her - whatever it takes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis page-turning historical mystery set in Renaissance London is a great choice for readers who like their heroines lively, their mysteries twisty and their historical settings brimming with authenticity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalkins, Susanna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eSusanna Calkins \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the award-winning Lucy Campion mystery series, set in seventeenth century London, and the Speakeasy mysteries, set in Prohibition-era Chicago. She has a PhD in history and works at Northwestern University. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she currently lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two sons.","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50862099005714,"sku":"9780727850331","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3b98443-90da-4428-855d-a0121cb4e6d9.jpg?v=1737612826","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cry-of-the-hangman-9780727850331","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}