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A dazzling, riveting historical mystery by the author of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e bestseller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eThe Fascination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘Brooding and brilliant’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA.J. West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘As mesmerising and charismatic as Byron himself can ever have been … a magnificent gothic tale of scandal, secrets and murder’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eJanice Hallett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eA plot as labyrinthine as the Venice backstreets, told in dazzling prose; suspenseful, seductive stuff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eEvokes all the grimy charisma of eighteenth-century Venice … a mystery as sinuous as the city's alleys and canals. I was enthralled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eElizabeth Fremantle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A dark treat … \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003esplendidly gothic and impressively researched’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e–––––––\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWhen fiction is fatal…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eLiving in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eBut when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a novel called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003eVampyre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e is published under his name, rumours begin to spread that Byron may be the murderer…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eAs events escalate and tensions rise – and his own life is endangered, as well as those he holds most dear – Byron is forced to play detective, to discover who is really behind these heinous crimes. Meanwhile, the scandals of his own infamous past come back to haunt him…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eRich in gothic atmosphere and drawing on real events and characters from Byron's life, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003eDangerous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e is a riveting, dazzling historical thriller, as decadent, dark and seductive as the poet himself…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e_________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘Brilliant, daring writing … a darkly delicious Venetian tale of murder and mystery’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAnna Mazzola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘Essie Fox expertly weaves fact and fiction in this gloriously gothic thriller, in which Venice becomes the atmospheric backdrop to Byron’s daring attempt to catch a killer and clear his name’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAnita Frank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eSumptuous, entertaining, and gloriou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003es’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eC.S. Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eFox is the queen of darkly glittering gothic fiction … an electrifying mystery inspired by Lord Byron's life – a tale so compelling I devoured it in one sitting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eLouisa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTreger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eMany writers have tried and failed to capture the Byronic quintessence, but the brilliant Essie Fox has succeeded admirably. She proves that the poet and rake \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eremains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e fascinating because he is, indeed, mad, bad and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003eDangerous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAlex \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eLarman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A heady and intoxicating brew … scandalously scintillating’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eKate Griffin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A gorgeously clever thriller’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAmanda Craig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A ravishing tale of murder, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003elust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e and thwarted ambition. Essie Fox’s reimagining of Byron’s turbulent months in c19th Venice is a sumptuous, decadent delight’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Emma Carroll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A deliciously gothic and beautifully written historical thriller starring the ultimate bad boy hero, Lord Byron’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFrances Quinn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘An incredibly evocative and atmospheric book that captures the Byronic soul in all its beauty and madness’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eVictoria Dowd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘Deliciously dark and everything I hoped it would be … seductive gothic thriller where the scandalous poet is both chief suspect and amateur detective’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePaul \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eBurston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘An engaging historical mystery tale in which the dissolute poet turns sleuth to clear his own name’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eJulie Anderson, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eTime \u0026amp; Leisure Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eA delicious dish of decadence … fastidiously researched, richly imagined, full of wonderful descriptions of Venice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eMichael Stewart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eExceptional storytelling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNydia Hetherington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54977796342133,"sku":"9781916788442","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/d58e4f92-128b-4274-acdf-b3bb753a4ccc.jpg?v=1738835924"},{"product_id":"son","title":"Son","description":"\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePsychologist and expert on body language and memory, Kari Voss investigates the murder of two teenaged girls in the small Norwegian town of Son, as suspicion is cast on multiple suspects. A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003emesmerisingly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003edark, twisty start to a nerve-shattering new series by two of the world's finest crime writers…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003ebreathtaking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e thriller with a complex plot and twist to die for. Simply brilliant’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eDaily E\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003express\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eWritten by one of France’s leading crime writers and one of Norway’s best-selling authors, the story introduces a truly original character that we will hear much more of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e … superb’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A pacy, gripping read that marks the start of an exciting new series. The best Nordic noir I’ve read in ages. Spectacular!’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eTariq \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eAshkanani\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eTwo prime exponents of international crime fiction … this is Franco-Nordic Noir delivered with total authority’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e_______________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEveryone here is lying…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eExpert on body language and memory, and consultant to the Oslo Police, psychologist Kari Voss sleepwalks through her days, and, by night, continues the devastating search for her young son, who disappeared on his birthday, seven years earlier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eStill grieving for her dead husband, and trying to pull together the pieces of her life, she is thrust into a shocking local investigation, when two teenage girls are violently murdered in a family summer home in the nearby village of Son.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eWhen a friend of the victims is charged with the barbaric killings, it seems the case is closed, but Kari is not convinced. Using her skills and working on instinct, she conducts her own enquiries, leading her to multiple suspects, including people who knew the dead girls well…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eWith the help of Chief Constable Ramona \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eNorum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e, she discovers that no one – including the victims – are what they seem. And that there is a dark secret at the heart of Son village that could have implications not just for her own son's disappearance, but Kari's own life, too…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor fans of Harlan Coben, Lars Kepler, Jo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNesbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eJorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Lier Horst … and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eThe Mentalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e____\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eGustawsson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eEnger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e deliver a one-two punch that's a stone-cold knockout’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eAlexandra Sokoloff \u0026amp; Craig Robertson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘Twisty and moving, with abundant psychological insight, this investigation of blood ties, in all meanings of the word, is superb crime-writing’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAntti \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTuomainen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e'Blown away by this cracking thriller and I was already loving it before they hit me with THAT ending. Bravo!' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTrevor Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘Utterly gripping and brilliantly layered … kept me hooked from start to the twisty finish – Nordic Noir as it should be’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Lilja \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSigurðardóttir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘This is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003eperfect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e thriller’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘A potent reminder of just how powerful crime fiction can be. An absorbing, original and deeply affecting novel that grips with a fierceness and masterfully drags the reader into the darkest places. Brilliant in all senses of the word’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eRob Parker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘A body-language expert with a grief of her own, a devastated community full of secrets, and a final sentence that leaves you reeling’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSam Holland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘When two excellent writers collaborate, you know it’s going to be good, but\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e SON surpassed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e expectations. Great premise, great characters and, simply put, a great book’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eYrsa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSigurðardóttir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003eSON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e had me gripped from the first page to the last. A perfect slice of Scandi Noir, and that ending! More, please!’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Lisa Hall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e‘It has everything I look for in a crime novel. Clever, intriguing, atmospheric’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eMichael J. 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