{"product_id":"9780008208547-alchemy","title":"Alchemy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new historical crime thriller in the No.1 \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel. The new historical crime thriller in the No.1 \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003ePrague, 1588.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA COURT IN TURMOIL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundaries of human knowledge, and his court is a haven for scientists, astrologers and alchemists. His abiding passion is the feverish search for the philosopher’s stone and thus immortality. The Catholic Church fears he has pushed too far, into the forbidden realm of heresy – and the greatest powers in Christendom are concerned about the imperial line of succession.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA MURDERED ALCHEMIST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiordano Bruno is sent to his court by Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I’s spymaster. His task: to contact the famous English alchemist and mystic John Dee, another of Walsingham’s spies. But Bruno’s arrival in Prague coincides with the brutal murder of a rival alchemist – and John Dee himself has disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN UNFORGIVING ENEMY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrdered by the emperor to find the killer, Bruno’s investigations bring him face to face with an old enemy from the Inquisition. But could the real danger lie elsewhere? Amidst the jostling factions at court and the religious tensions brewing in the city, Bruno has to track down a murderer as elusive as the elixir of life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘The clever twists and turns of \u003cem\u003eAlchemy\u003c\/em\u003e are assuredly plotted and Prague, a city in religious and political turmoil, makes for a powerful setting’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘Over the past dozen years, S. J. Parris’s novels… have been among the most enjoyable of all historical thrillers’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘Breathless pace and acutely observed detail make for a story that confounds and surprises’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObserver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eS. J. Parris's book \u003cem\u003eAlchemy\u003c\/em\u003e was a \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller w\/c 03-07-2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40890008666209,"sku":"9780008208547","price":19.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/8db2ff8a54b0e546bfedabab186484ef.jpg?v=1688154498","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008208547-alchemy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}