{"product_id":"9781785764257-last-hour","title":"The Last Hour","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'24' set in Ancient Rome\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden, this is a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat; \u003ci\u003e24\u003c\/i\u003e set in Ancient Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA battle-hardened soldier has just 24 hours to expose a deadly conspiracy at the heart of the Roman Empire in this brilliantly gripping historical thriller from \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Ancient Rome expert, Harry Sidebottom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________________________ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lone figure stands silhouetted atop the Mausoleum of Hadrian.\u003c\/b\u003e Behind him, the sun is setting over the centre of the known world. Far below, the river is in full flood. The City of Rome lies spread out before him on the far bank.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFootsteps pound up the stairs. He's been set up. An enemy is closing in; he is cornered. He jumps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruised and battered, he crawls out of the raging river.  He is alone and unarmed, without money or friends, trapped in a deadly conspiracy at the heart of the Empire. The City Watch has orders to take him alive; other, more sinister, forces want him dead.  As the day dies, he realises he has only 24 hours to expose the conspirators, and save the leader of the world. If the Emperor dies, chaos and violence will ensue. If the Emperor dies, every single person he loves will die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe must run, bluff, hide and fight his way across the Seven Hills. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe must reach the Colosseum, and the Emperor.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe must make it to The Last Hour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKiefer Sutherland's \u003ci\u003e24\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eGladiator\u003c\/i\u003e in this breathless historical thriller - for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Hour \u003c\/i\u003eand Harry Sidebottom:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An amazing story of bloodlust, ruthless ambition and revenge' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Relentless, brutal, brilliant, this is Jack Reacher in ancient Rome' - \u003cb\u003eBen Kane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Epic' - \u003cb\u003eMary Beard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A ripping story.this transplanting of \u003ci\u003e24\u003c\/i\u003e to Ancient Rome is a great success' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A cracking tale. More twists and turns than the Tiber itself' - \u003cb\u003eRory Clements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An extraordinarily vivid take on the ancient world' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Grabbed me from the start. I loved it' - \u003cb\u003eDonna Leon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' - \u003cb\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30324047315041,"sku":"9781785764257","price":7.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36297512_e0d165cd-6231-4291-b1ac-1aa4ad868d93.jpg?v=1759383014","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785764257-last-hour","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}