{"product_id":"9781682300558","title":"The Semper Sonnet","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this stunning thrill ride, perfect for fans of Dan Brown and Steve Berry, a long-lost manuscript, written for Elizabeth I, holds the key to unlocking the past—and to eliminating the future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lee Nicholson is ready to take the academic world by storm, having discovered a sonnet she believes was written by William Shakespeare. When she reads the poem on the air, the words put her life in peril and trigger a violent chase, with stakes that reach far beyond the cloistered walls of academia.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Buried in the language of the sonnet, in its allusions and wordplay, are secrets that have been hidden since Elizabethan times, secrets known only to  the queen and her trusted doctor, but guessed at by men who seek the crown and others who seek the world. If the riddles are solved, it could explode what the world knows of the great Elizabeth I. And it could release a pandemic more deadly than the world has ever imagined. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lee’s quest for the answers buried in the sonnet keeps her one step ahead of an international hunt—from the police who want her for murder, to a group of men who will stop at nothing to end her quest, to a madman who pursues the answers for destructive reasons of his own.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As this intelligent thriller moves back and forth between Tudor England and the present day, Lee begins to piece together the meaning behind Shakespeare’s words, carrying the story to its gasp-out-loud conclusion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Imaginative plotting and depth of character distinguish this centuries-spanning thriller...\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This provocative and knuckle-biting thriller will have you on the edge of your seat as it careens through the hallowed halls of academia into the turbulent past. Hold tight to your farthingales: this is a roller-coaster ride of a book!”—C.W. Gortner, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Queen\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Diversion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152106635504,"sku":"9781682300558","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781682300558_p0.jpg?v=1769889226","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781682300558","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}