{"product_id":"2940149487752","title":"Under Arras","description":"He stood quite stationary, then a tremble ran through him and almost in slow motion he pitched sideways into the narrow passage. He lay among the puddles and rubbish, twitching. Then there was a final shudder and a narrow stream of blood ran onto the cobbles and was washed away in the rain. Chambliss lit a cigarette and surveyed the body. Stunned by the sudden ferocity of the attack, I gazed down at the corpse. I felt Chambliss’ mouth close to my ear and his hot breath on my cheek. ‘No time for sightseeing, old sport.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's autumn 1920. When Walter Davies, a lowly Treasury official, sets off to attend a League of Nations conference in Brussels he anticipates nothing more exacting than a round of dull sessions in dusty meeting rooms and draughty corridors. What he least expects is to be caught up in a murderous plot to destabilise the British Mandate in Mesopotamia. But as he discovers, another far deadlier, game is afoot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort-sighted and wielding nothing deadlier than an umbrella, Davies is drawn into a taut, helter-skelter ride which takes him from the ruins and squalor of a war-ravaged France to the seedy backstreets of Brussels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder Arras is a gripping thriller set in an almost forgotten episode of European history with a cast that includes T. E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell and, of course, a beautiful girl.","brand":"Matador Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079626735856,"sku":"2940149487752","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149487752_p0.jpg?v=1763717836","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149487752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}