{"product_id":"2940169325690","title":"Sacrilege: An Historical Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping historical thriller set in sixteenth-century England and centered on the highly secretive cult of Saint Thomas Becket, the twelfth-century archbishop murdered in Canterbury Cathedral.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon, summer of 1584: Radical philosopher, ex-monk, and spy Giordano Bruno suspects he is being followed by an old enemy. He is shocked to discover that his pursuer is in fact Sophia Underhill, a young woman with whom he was once in love. When Bruno learns that Sophia has been accused of murdering her husband, a prominent magistrate in Canterbury, he agrees to do anything he can to help clear her name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the city that was once England's greatest center of pilgrimage, Bruno begins to uncover unsuspected secrets that point to the dead man being part of a larger and more dangerous plot in the making. He must turn his detective's eye on history-on Saint Thomas Becket, the twelfth-century archbishop murdered in Canterbury Cathedral, and on the legend surrounding the disappearance of his body-in order to solve the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Bruno's feelings for Sophia grow more intense, so does his fear that another murder is about to take place-perhaps his own. But more than Bruno's life is at stake in this vividly rendered, impeccably researched, and addictively page-turning whodunit-the stability of the kingdom hangs in the balance as Bruno hunts down a brutal murderer in the shadows of England's most ancient cathedral.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100499198192,"sku":"2940169325690","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169325690_p0.jpg?v=1763679549","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169325690","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}