{"product_id":"9781447249412","title":"Retribution","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by the classical ancient world and authors such as C J Sansom, \u003ci\u003eRetribution\u003c\/i\u003e is the second Drakenfeld novel, in Mark Charan Newton's thrilling fantasy crime series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen justice fails, revenge follows . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving just solved a difficult case in his home city of Tryum, Sun Chamber Officer Lucan Drakenfeld and his associate Leana are ordered to journey to the exotic city of Kuvash in Koton, where a revered priest has gone missing. When they arrive, they discover the priest has already been found - or at least parts of him have. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut investigating the unusual death isn't a priority for the legislature of Kuvash; there's a kingdom to run, a census to create and a dictatorial Queen to placate. Soon Drakenfeld finds that he is suddenly in charge of an investigation in a strange city, whose customs and politics are as complex as they are dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKuvash is a city of contradictions; wealth and poverty exist uneasily side-by-side and behind the rich façades of gilded streets and buildings, all levels of depravity and decadence are practised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen several more bodies are discovered mutilated and dumped in a public place, Drakenfeld realizes there's a killer at work who seems to delight in torture and pain. With no motive, no leads and no suspects, he feels like he's running out of options. And in a city where nothing is as it seems, seeking the truth is likely to get him killed . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182253129968,"sku":"9781447249412","price":9.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781447249412_p0.jpg?v=1763829526","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781447249412","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}