{"product_id":"9781468313949","title":"The Hunted: The Darkest Hand Trilogy (The Darkest Hand Trilogy)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hunted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the short prequel to \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Damned\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, is a gripping introduction to inquisitor Tacit Poldek and the dark world of the Darkest Hand Trilogy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the bustling streets of Sarajevo in June 1914, the dead body of a priest lies, head shattered by the impact of a fall from a building high above. As the city prepares for the arrival Archduke Franz Ferdinand, grim-faced inquisitor Tacit Poldek is faced not only with the challenge of discovering why the priest has been killed but also confronting other menaces: the demon rumored to be at large in the city and the conspirators of the Black Hand organization who plan to assassinate the Archduke.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith terrible danger only ever one step away and his private demons silenced only by strong drink, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hunted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e introduces us to the damaged soul that is the unorthodox Catholic inquisitor Tacit Poldek. It is a world both like and unlike our own but in which the Inquisition, is alive and well yet existing in the shadows; in which history is poised to take dangerous and unpredictable paths; where evil assumes many horrific forms, from werewolves to the institutional slaughter of the trenches; and the threat to humanity (in all senses of the word) - and to love - is ever constant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135459967216,"sku":"9781468313949","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781468313949_p0.jpg?v=1763695174","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781468313949","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}