{"product_id":"the-royal-secret-9780008325602","title":"The Royal Secret","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom the No.1 bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Protector\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ashes of London\u003c\/em\u003e comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following James Marwood and Cat Lovett during the time of King Charles II.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold! A \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e Best Paperback of 2022 \u003cp\u003eTwo young girls plot a murder by witchcraft. Soon afterwards a government clerk dies painfully in mysterious circumstances. His colleague James Marwood is asked to investigate - but the task brings unexpected dangers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, architect Cat Hakesby is working for a merchant who lives on Slaughter Street, where the air smells of blood and a captive Barbary lion prowls the stables. Then a prestigious new commission arrives. Cat must design a Poultry House for the woman that the King loves most in all the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to all, at the heart of this lies a royal secret so explosive that it could not only rip apart England but change the entire face of Europe...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Taylor is the author of a number of crime novels, including the ground-breaking Roth Trilogy, which was adapted into the acclaimed drama Fallen Angel, and the historical crime novels The Ashes of London, The Silent Boy, and The American Boy, a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and a 2005 Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club Choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has won many awards, including the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award (the only author to win it three times) and the CWA's prestigious Diamond Dagger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50682714194194,"sku":"9780008325602","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a19fe037-90af-4821-bbaa-82ed09e4f846.jpg?v=1733971199","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-royal-secret-9780008325602","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}