{"product_id":"9781472233684","title":"Dark Serpent (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 18): A gripping medieval murder mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisease. Danger. Death. Sir Hugh Corbett returns...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Corbett is takes up a life of danger yet again in\u003ci\u003e Dark Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e, the eighteenth novel in Paul Doherty's series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Susanna Gregory and Robin Hobb.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After his recent unveiling of a devious assassin, Sir Hugh Corbett has returned to service as the Keeper of the Secret Seal, begrudgingly admitting that his appetite for adventure has once again been whetted.\u003cbr\u003eSummoned to meet the King to be congratulated on their work together, Corbett and Ranulf learn of the death of Corbett's close friend, Ralph Grandison. Ralph, a leper, has been found dead in a rowing boat, a dagger thrust through his chest. But this murder is not the first of its kind. Other patients of the hospital in which Ralph was staying have similarly slaughtered and it seems as though the lepers, all former knights of the Royal household, are being targeted.\u003cbr\u003eThe discovery that Ralph was killed by no ordinary weapon, but a poison dagger that once belonged with the Crown Jewels before being famously stolen, leads Corbett down a complex path, where the risk of disease plays out against the backdrop of finding an assassin who will use any means necessary to kill. As Corbett puts himself in the path of extreme danger, will he survive to see another day?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eDark Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA triumphant return\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efor Sir Hugh Corbett\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eLots of twists and turns\u003c\/b\u003e - I couldn't wait to find out who the killer was'\u003cbr\u003e'Highly recommended. \u003cb\u003eHistorical fiction at its best\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130478248176,"sku":"9781472233684","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472233684_p0.jpg?v=1763597974","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472233684","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}