{"product_id":"9781429993036","title":"The Curse-Maker: A Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Curse-Maker \u003c\/i\u003eis the sequel to he award-winning \u003ci\u003eNox Dormienda, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first book of the Roman noir series created by Kelli Stanley (\u003ci\u003eCity of Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e). Wedding impeccably researched history to prose and themes reminiscent of classic hard-boiled writers, \u003ci\u003eThe Curse-Maker\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling and suspenseful journey into a dark corner of Roman Britain you've never seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Roman physician Arcturus and his stunning wife, Gwyna, arrive at Bath for a holiday, a dead body is floating in the sacred spring. It turns out that the murdered man is a curse-maker whose invocations actually come true, and as murder follows murder, it looks like there's now a curse on Arcturus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an exciting and exotic story of a spa town where people go to heal...only to wind up dead. And it takes the doctor-investigator on a dark road -- into Roman cemeteries, silver mines, and underground water tunnels -- to comprehend the twisted mind of a killer bent on revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127551705328,"sku":"9781429993036","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429993036_p0.jpg?v=1769904152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429993036","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}