{"product_id":"the-abbey-close-paperback","title":"The Abbey Close - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Veerapen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaisley, 1542.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the armies of Henry VIII and James V prepare for battle, Catholic exile Simon Danforth must decide his loyalties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCast out of England, he is drawn by private grief to a secretive Scottish Abbey, and the mystery of a missing girl who worked there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Paisley and its Abbey refuse to give up their secrets, they do give up their dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tense and suspicious atmosphere of a nation at war, Danforth, in an uneasy alliance with his dogged colleague, Arnaud Martin, uncovers murder, madness, and sexual desire infecting the sacred house and its neighbouring town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the fate of his adoptive country hanging in the balance, does he dare to uncover the unimaginable truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome secrets may be better left buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Abbey Close\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in a new historical crime series, featuring Simon Danforth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecommended for fans of C.J. Sampson, S.J. Parris and Rory Clements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A superb, page-turning debut. The author balances gimlet-eyed research with narrative drive and clever reveals... Danforth is a strong yet torn central character... I look forward to reading the second book in the series.\" Richard Foreman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Veerapen was born in Glasgow and raised in Paisley. Pursuing an interest in the sixteenth century, he was awarded a first-class Honours degree in English, focussing his dissertation on representations of Henry VIII's six wives. He then received a Masters in Renaissance studies, and a Ph.D. investigating Elizabethan slander. \u003ci\u003eThe Abbey Close\u003c\/i\u003e represents his first foray into fictional writing. Steven is fascinated by the glamour and ghastliness of life in the 1500s, and has a penchant for myths, mysteries and murders in an age in which the law was as slippery as those who defied it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42745002491967,"sku":"9781983298059","price":17.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/08ec393ce7bd3cc87e7c6055d57e6e65.webp?v=1765170441","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-abbey-close-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}