{"product_id":"the-poison-machine-paperback","title":"The Poison Machine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert J. Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lloyd once again infuses his world with the sights, sounds, and smells of the late 17th century...for what's bound to be\u003cb\u003e one of the best historical novels of the year.\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- CrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn a thrilling sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Bloodless Boy --a New York Times Best New Historical Novel of 2021 --\u003c\/i\u003e combining the color and adventure of Alexandre Dumas and the thrills of Frederick Forsyth -- early scientists Harry Hunt and Robert Hooke of the Royal Society stumble on a plot to kill the Queen of England . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1679 --\u003c\/b\u003e A year has passed since the sensational attempt to murder King Charles II, but London is still a viper's nest of rumored Catholic conspiracies, and of plots against them in turn. When Harry Hunt -- estranged from his mentor Robert Hooke -- is summoned to the remote and windswept marshes of Norfolk, he is at first relieved to get away from the place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in Norfolk, he finds that some Royal workers shoring up a riverbank have made a grim discovery -- the skeleton of a dwarf. Harry is able to confirm that the skeleton is that of Captain Jeffrey Hudson, a prominent member of the court once famously given to the Queen in a pie. Except no one knew Hudson was dead, because another man had been impersonating him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hunt for the impersonator, clearly working as a spy, will take Harry to Paris, another city bedeviled by conspiracies and intrigues, and back, with encounters along the way with a flying man and a cross-dressing swordswoman -- and to the uncovering of a plot to kill the Queen and all the Catholic members of her court. But where? When? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Poison Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is a nail-biting and brilliantly imagined historical thriller that will delight readers of its critically acclaimed predecessor, \u003ci\u003eThe Bloodless Boy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e, the son of parents who worked in British Foreign Office, grew up in South London, Innsbruck, and Kinshasa. He studied for a Fine Art degree, starting as a landscape painter, but while studying for MA degree in The History of Ideas that he first read Robert Hooke's diary, detailing the life and experiments of this extraordinary man. After a 20-year career as a secondary school teacher, he has returned to painting and writing. Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bloodless Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, which was selected by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eas a \u003cb\u003eMystery Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas a \u003cb\u003eBest New Historical Novel of 2021. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702012874815,"sku":"9781685890407","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/214f1cfe2073ed44112bbf475a6d238d.webp?v=1765022817","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-poison-machine-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}