{"product_id":"9780755397754","title":"The White Rose Murders (Tudor Mysteries, Book 1): A gripping Tudor murder mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnarchy and unrest make for a deadly investigation...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the first journal of Roger Shallot, the Tudor sleuth writes of the murders and villainy perpetrated during the reign of King Henry VIII in Paul Doherty's masterful novel, \u003ci\u003eThe White Rose Murders\u003c\/i\u003e. Perfect for fans of Susannah Gregory and C. J. Sansom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The best of its kind since the death of Ellis Peters' - \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1517 the English armies have defeated and killed James IV of Scotland at Flodden and James's widow-queen, Margaret, sister to Henry VIII, has fled to England, leaving her crown under a Council of Regency.\u003cbr\u003eRoger Shallot is drawn into a web of mystery and murder by his close friendship with Benjamin Daunbey, the nephew of Cardinal Wolsey, first minister of Henry VIII. Benjamin and Roger are ordered into Margaret's household to resolve certain mysteries as well as to bring about her restoration to Scotland.\u003cbr\u003eThey begin by questioning Selkirk, a half-mad physician imprisoned in the Tower. He is subsequently found poisoned in a locked chamber guarded by soldiers. The only clue is a poem of riddles. However, the poem contains the seeds for other gruesome murders. The faceless assassin always leaves a white rose, the mark of Les Blancs Sangliers, a secret society plotting the overthrow of the Tudor monarchy...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe White Rose Murders\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Roger is a rogue and a villain, but \u003cb\u003eso engaging\u003c\/b\u003e that \u003cb\u003ethe reader soon becomes entangled\u003c\/b\u003e in the complex mysteries'\u003cbr\u003e'The plots are always \u003cb\u003eoriginal and interesting\u003c\/b\u003e and populated by \u003cb\u003ea wonderful cast of characters\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e'Paul Doherty has a \u003cb\u003egreat talent\u003c\/b\u003e for describing the gory and realistic details of Tudor life and bases his story on facts, which make it \u003cb\u003ecredible\u003c\/b\u003e as well as a \u003cb\u003every entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e whodunit'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118343405808,"sku":"9780755397754","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780755397754_p0.jpg?v=1763638515","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780755397754","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}