{"product_id":"9781446487273","title":"The King's Spy (Thomas Hill Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummer, 1643\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngland is at war with itself. \u003cb\u003eKing Charles I \u003c\/b\u003ehas fled London, his negotiations with Parliament in tatters. The country is consumed by bloodshed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003cb\u003eThomas Hill\u003c\/b\u003e, a man of letters quietly running a bookshop in the rural town of Romsey, knowledge of the \u003cb\u003ewar\u003c\/b\u003e is limited to the rumours that reach the local inn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a stranger knocks on his door one night and informs him that the king's cryptographer has \u003cb\u003edied\u003c\/b\u003e, everything changes. Aware of Thomas's background as a mathematician and his expertise in \u003cb\u003ecodes\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eciphers\u003c\/b\u003e, the king has summoned him to his court in \u003cb\u003eOxford\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn arrival, Thomas soon discovers that nothing at court is straightforward. There is evidence of a \u003cb\u003etraitor\u003c\/b\u003e in their midst. Brutal \u003cb\u003emurder\u003c\/b\u003e follows brutal murder. And when a vital message encrypted with a notoriously unbreakable code is intercepted, he must decipher it to reveal the king's \u003cb\u003ebetrayer\u003c\/b\u003e and prevent the violent death that failure will surely bring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168661225712,"sku":"9781446487273","price":11.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446487273_p0.jpg?v=1763817383","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446487273","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}