{"product_id":"9780755395682","title":"A Time for the Death of a King (Nicholas Segalla series, Book 1): A spellbinding mystery from the turbulent Scottish court","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe was a passionate lover. But was she also a murderess?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the first of Paul Doherty's series featuring the time travelling scholar Nicholas Segalla, the reader is transported to the 16th century Scottish court. Perfect for fans of Susanna Gregory and C. J. Sansom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdinburgh, 1567. Beautiful Mary, Queen of Scots, leaves her ill husband's bedside to attend the wedding festivities of her maid of honour. Hours later, the calm night is shattered by a devastating explosion. The King's body is found in a field with a cloak, a chair, a slipper and a dagger by his lifeless corpse. When stolen letters cast suspicion on the queen herself, she is accused of murder. Was the fiery Mary the perpetrator of the King's bloody murder, or the object of a ruthless plot of betrayal, crafted by England's most masterful assassin, the Raven Master? Only the shadowy scholar Nicholas Segalla can uncover the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about Paul Doherty:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A cracker, \u003cb\u003efull of twists and turns\u003c\/b\u003e, with an overarching mystery of who exactly is Segalla'\u003cbr\u003e'Paul Doherty's books are \u003cb\u003ea joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe sounds and smells of the period seem to waft from the pages\u003c\/b\u003e of [Paul Doherty's] books'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118393508080,"sku":"9780755395682","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780755395682_p0.jpg?v=1763640582","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780755395682","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}