{"product_id":"9781611946673","title":"The Deadliest Hate","description":"The Roman Empire may be the least of her enemies.\u003cp\u003eA secret alchemical recipe to transmute copper into gold surfaces in first-century CE Caesarea. As soon as Miriam sets out to trace the leak, Judean terrorists target her for assassination. Eluding the assassins while protecting a secret of her own, she discovers that she, herself, is responsible for the leak. Moreover she is powerless to stop its spread throughout the Empire and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut who is really trying to kill Miriam? Is it a case of mistaken identity, or is her late-fiancé's ex-scribe, now an assistant to the Procurator of Judea, seeking to avenge an old grudge? Or is her heartthrob's half-brother, a Judean patriot who inherited his mother's mania, afraid Miriam knows too much?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd how did the recipe find its way from Alexandria to Caesarea anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune Trop (Zuckerman) has had over forty years of experience as an award-winning teacher and educator. Now associate professor \u003ci\u003eemerita\u003c\/i\u003e at the State University of New York at New Paltz, she spends her time breathlessly following her intrepid protagonist, Miriam bat Isaac, who is back in the underbelly of Alexandria, once again searching for a murderer in \u003ci\u003eThe Deadliest Sport\u003c\/i\u003e while worrying about her brother.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BelleBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041829306608,"sku":"9781611946673","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611946673_p0.jpg?v=1763840034","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611946673","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}