{"product_id":"the-merchant-murderers-9781448307722","title":"The Merchant Murderers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superb. . .a fast-moving and gripping plot\"- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAugust, 1556.\u003c\/i\u003e Jack Blackjack is on a simple mission: make it back home to his beloved London. It should be simple, right? \u003ci\u003eWrong.\u003c\/i\u003e He's made it as far as Exeter, but before he can secure a fresh steed in that hellish city, he's faced with a dead priest, ruthless thieves, and a devious Dean who's determined to see the back of Jack. That suits Jack just fine - he\u003ci\u003e wants\u003c\/i\u003e to leave! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when wealthy merchant Wolfe, offers passage to London via sea, Jack jumps at the chance . . . and unwittingly into further danger! With thieves, pirates and potential murderers at every turn who can Jack trust? Will he uncover the truth behind the dead priest and missing merchant ships? But more importantly, will he \u003ci\u003eever\u003c\/i\u003e make it home to London with his purse strings and limbs intact? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet during the brief but exceedingly troubled reign of Queen Mary I, elder half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, (1553-1558) the \u003ci\u003eBloody Mary \u003c\/i\u003eseries features the amoral former cutpurse turned paid assassin, Jack Blackjack, as its cowardly, lecherous, yet strangely likeable amateur sleuth protagonist. The joke is always on Jack as he lurches from one crisis to the next, never quite sure what's going on, yet always \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ejust about \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emanaging to keep one step ahead of his many enemies and those who, for whatever reason, are trying to kill him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16143393\"\u003eMichael Jecks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448307722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1448307724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022060\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014030\"\u003eHistorical | Renaissance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Jecks \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than forty-five novels in the Knights Templar medieval mystery series and six previous Bloody Mary Tudor mysteries. A former Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association, he lives with his wife, children and dogs in northern Dartmoor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523244028141,"sku":"9781448307722","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_47678f9f-f83b-4399-8271-a6e7e0a98727.jpg?v=1701315547","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-merchant-murderers-9781448307722","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}