{"product_id":"9781582438849","title":"Knight of Swords","description":"\u003cb\u003e“This thoroughly enjoyable historical mystery provides plenty of surprising plot turns and will appeal to readers who enjoyed Ian McEwan’s early novels.” —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Winter 1944: northern Italy is a battlefield, with Communist partisans locked in vicious conflict with the forces of Mussolini’s fascist Republic of Sal. Brookes, a wounded fugitive, finds shelter in an isolated and decaying castle in the mountains, home to a reclusive nobleman and his family. But as he recovers his strength, he discovers that the inhabitants of the castle are not quite what they seem; he also realizes that they have no intention of letting him leave.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Snowed in through the long winter, Brookes, the Barone, and his family are drawn into a complex game of power and seduction. And as the violent demands of the warring world outside the castle become ever more insistent, they face a final choice: a decision that will determine the living from the dead.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnight of Swords \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping tale of identity and illusion, of games played for the highest stakes amid the devastation of war. At the heart of its enthralling mystery lies a timeless story: one of loyalty and betrayal, humanity and conflict, and the redemptive power of love.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A WWII thriller . . . by turns gripping and murky.” —PopMatters\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Thick with menacing atmosphere.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An exciting and lyrical new voice in fiction. Breckon’s work is thought provoking and intelligent. He is one to watch.” —Mo Hayder, Edgar Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eWolf\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137834008816,"sku":"9781582438849","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781582438849_p0.jpg?v=1763783784","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781582438849","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}