{"product_id":"9780755395712","title":"In Time of the Poisoned Queen (Nicholas Segalla series, Book 4): A dangerous journey into the mysteries of Tudor England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith so many enemies, how will Nicholas Segalla unravel the web of mysteries?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Segalla visits Tudor England once again in Paul Doherty's gripping mystery, \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Poisoned Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. Perfect for fans of Susanna Gregory and C. J. Sansom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1558 was a year of sinister and bloody conspiracy in England. Deserted by her husband, Philip of Spain, Queen Mary faces an ever-tightening circle of conspiracy and deceit. Rumours and whispers abound that she, like her first minister Reginald Cardinal Pole, is being slowly murdered by a subtle poison. There are many who would benefit from Mary's death: Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France and 'Mistress of the Poisons'; beautiful Mary, Queen of Scots, heiress presumptive to the throne in the eyes of English Catholics; Pope Paul IV surveys the silken threads of treachery from his perch in Rome; and the Queen's own half-sister, Elizabeth, who takes council from her 'little wizard' William Cecil. Who is behind the letters signed by the 'Four Evangelists'? What is the secret concealed in the phrase 'Mark 15.34'? What does a verse from the Gospels predict about the future succession of England? Nicholas Segalla, a mysterious scholar and diplomat, must thread his way through this web of Byzantine intrigue.\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":47118393540848,"sku":"9780755395712","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780755395712_p0.jpg?v=1763640583","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780755395712","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}