{"product_id":"9781472115041-a-cruel-necessity","title":"A Cruel Necessity","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA John Grey historical mystery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first John Grey historical mystery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe theatres are padlocked. \u003cbr\u003eChristmas has been cancelled. \u003cbr\u003eIt is 1657 and the unloved English Republic is eight years old.  Though Cromwell's joyless grip on power appears immovable, many still look to Charles Stuart's dissolute and threadbare court-in-exile, and some are prepared to risk their lives plotting a restoration. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the officers of the Republic, constant vigilance is needed.  So, when the bloody corpse of a Royalist spy is discovered on the dung heap of a small Essex village, why is the local magistrate so reluctant to investigate?  John Grey, a young lawyer with no clients, finds himself alone in believing that the murdered man deserves justice.  Grey is drawn into a vortex of plot and counter-plot and into the all-encompassing web of intrigue spun by Cromwell's own spy-master, John Thurloe.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when nothing is what is seems, can Grey trust anyone?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly witty one-liners salted with sophistication . Why would we not want more of John Grey?' - \u003ci\u003eThe Bookbag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451501719926,"sku":"9781472115041","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28988262.jpg?v=1760462771","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472115041-a-cruel-necessity","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}