{"product_id":"9780717168071","title":"The Lazarus Bell - Illaun Bowe Crime Thriller #2: An Irish Murder Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gruesome summer crimewave in the Boyne Valley complete with ritual murders and a mysterious plague-bringing Madonna – intrepid archaeologist Illaun Bowe is back in Irish king of crime Patrick Dunne’s spine-tingling \u003ci\u003eThe Lazarus Bell\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e ‘It’s not what you think,’ he rasped, his tongue dry and clicking inside his mouth. A look of fear had invaded his eyes. I came as close as I dared. His voice dropped to a barely detectable whisper. ‘It’s worse … far worse.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful carved wooden Madonna, sealed tightly into a lead coffin, is discovered in a plague graveyard in the sleepy village of Castleboyne in Ireland – a fascinating but routine call-out for archaeologist Illaun Bowe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat is, until they take the coffin out of the ground and a black liquid oozes out from the casing, accidentally spilling over one of the workers. Within 24 hours, his skin breaks out in pus-filled lesions, and his organs fail, one by one …\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon hysteria breaks out in Castleboyne, with a quarantine imposed on the town by the Department of Health and nasty tabloid speculation that the disease has been brought to the area by the new immigrant population. Illaun has to get to the bottom of what was in the coffin to reassure herself that a deadly disease hasn’t been unleashed upon the community because of her carelessness. Then a young boy is brought into the hospital, with the same symptoms as Terry … \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the summer temperatures soar, the hysteria is fuelled by the finding of a torso floating in the River Boyne, an African woman killed for ritual purposes. Meanwhile, someone is making it dangerously clear to Illaun that they want that statue … \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDive into \u003ci\u003eThe Lazarus Bell\u003c\/i\u003e, another heart-stopping macabre thriller from internationally bestselling author Patrick Dunne. Full of twists, turns and uncovered conspiracies, join archaeologist Illaun Bowe in this unpredictable, atmospheric novel guaranteed to give you goosebumps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho knew archaeology could be so interesting – and dangerous?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Patrick Dunne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDunne may be the next big thing in the thriller field out of Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Patrick Dunne], in his multi-layered novels, explores the darker recesses of the human psyche where his plots are powered by the mysterious and the macabre and include strange happenings in such places as ‘plague pits’ and cemeteries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Meath Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping thriller\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e… attractively-drawn heroine Illaun Bowe neatly combines archaeology, medieval history and current sociological tensions in Ireland in an absorbing read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125515763952,"sku":"9780717168071","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780717168071_p0.jpg?v=1763618754","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780717168071","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}