{"product_id":"9780755397761","title":"The Poisoned Chalice (Tudor Mysteries, Book 2): Secrets, espionage and double agents in this gripping Tudor mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodger and Benjamin are sent to Paris on a secret errand of state importance...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eViolent death, danger and treachery abound in \u003ci\u003eThe Poisoned Chalice\u003c\/i\u003e, the second journal of the incorrigible Roger Shallot from acclaimed historical author, Paul Doherty. Perfect for fans of Ellis Peters and Susannah Gregory. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1521, England is at peace under the magnificent Cardinal Wolsey, who rules the country while Henry VIII spends his time in masques, banquets and hunting, whether it be the fleet-footed deer or the even more delicious quarry of the silken-garbed ladies of the court.\u003cbr\u003eBut Richard Falconer, chief secretary of the English embassy in Paris, has been found mysteriously murdered. Wolsey believes that Falconer's death is connected with the disturbing news that there is a spy in the English court, or in its embassy in Paris, passing information to King Francis I of France. He summons his nephew, Benjamin Daunbey, and the wayward Roger Shallot to investigate. The only clue is the spy's code name, 'Raphael'.\u003cbr\u003eKing Henry has secret instructions of his own before the pair journey to Paris: to retrieve a precious ring, the subject of a wager, and a certain book that the King does not want to fall into enemy hands. They are not to return to England without them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Poisoned Chalice\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Shallot is a \u003cb\u003esuperb\u003c\/b\u003e character, and his voice is once again portrayed \u003cb\u003econvincingly\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e'The story moves along \u003cb\u003ebriskly\u003c\/b\u003e, sprinkled liberally with foul murder, to an \u003cb\u003eunexpectedly sensitive and touching ending\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e'Paul Doherty seems to be able to \u003cb\u003eturn his hand to virtually any century\u003c\/b\u003e in history'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127530668272,"sku":"9780755397761","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780755397761_p0.jpg?v=1763636685","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780755397761","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}