{"product_id":"9781916788459","title":"Dangerous","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen the disgraced Lord Byron is associated with the deaths of women in Venice, he turns detective to unveil the killer and clear his name. A dazzling, riveting historical mystery by the author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Fascination\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Brooding and brilliant' \u003cb\u003eA.J. West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'What could so easily have been a risible premise for a novel becomes, in Fox's expert hands, the starting point for an atmospheric thriller' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'As mesmerising and charismatic as Byron himself can ever have been … a magnificent gothic tale of scandal, secrets and murder' \u003cb\u003eJanice Hallett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Evokes all the grimy charisma of eighteenth-century Venice … a mystery as sinuous as the city's alleys and canals. I was enthralled' \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Fremantle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A dark treat … splendidly gothic and impressively researched' \u003cb\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eEssie Fox breathes new life into the 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' Lord Byron as the notorious poet turns detective … Rich with decadent imagery and dark, gothic atmosphere, \u003ci\u003eDangerous\u003c\/i\u003e intricately blends historical fact and fiction' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulturefly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e -------\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiction can be fatal…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCANDAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a novel called \u003ci\u003eThe Vampyre\u003c\/i\u003e is published under his name, rumours begin to spread that Byron may be the murderer…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMURDER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As events escalate and tensions rise - and his own life is endangered, as well as those he holds most dear - Byron is forced to play detective, to discover who is really behind these heinous crimes. Meanwhile, the scandals of his own infamous past come back to haunt him…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYSTERY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Rich in gothic atmosphere and drawing on real events and characters from Byron's life, \u003ci\u003eDangerous\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, dazzling historical thriller, as decadent, dark and seductive as the poet himself…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e _________\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A plot as labyrinthine as the Venice backstreets, told in dazzling prose; suspenseful, seductive stuff' \u003cb\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Brilliant, daring writing … a darkly delicious Venetian tale of murder and mystery' \u003cb\u003eAnna Mazzola\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Essie Fox expertly weaves fact and fiction in this gloriously gothic thriller … Venice becomes the atmospheric backdrop to Byron's daring attempt to catch a killer' \u003cb\u003eAnita Frank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Sumptuous, entertaining and glorious' \u003cb\u003eC.S. Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Fox is the queen of darkly glittering gothic fiction … a tale so compelling I devoured it in one sitting' \u003cb\u003eLouisa Treger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Many writers have tried and failed to capture the Byronic quintessence, but the brilliant Essie Fox has succeeded admirably. She proves that the poet and rake remains fascinating because he is, indeed, mad, bad and \u003ci\u003eDangerous\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cb\u003eAlex Larman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A heady and intoxicating brew … scandalously scintillating' \u003cb\u003eKate Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A gorgeously clever thriller' \u003cb\u003eAmanda Craig\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A ravishing tale of murder, lust and thwarted ambition … a sumptuous, decadent delight' \u003cb\u003eEmma Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A deliciously gothic and beautifully written historical thriller starring the ultimate bad boy hero, Lord Byron' \u003cb\u003eFrances Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'An incredibly evocative and atmospheric book that captures the Byronic soul in all its beauty and madness'\u003cb\u003e Victoria Dowd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Deliciously dark and everything I hoped it would be' \u003cb\u003ePaul Burston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'An engaging historical mystery tale in which the dissolute poet turns sleuth to clear his own name' \u003cb\u003eJulie Anderson, \u003ci\u003eTime \u0026amp; Leisure Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A dark, disturbing treat, impeccably researched and compellingly told' \u003cb\u003eBridget Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'What a ride! Gripping and atmospheric' \u003cb\u003eCaroline Lea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A delicious dish of decadence … fastidiously researched, richly imagined, full of wonderful descriptions of Venice' \u003cb\u003eMichael Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57017345048949,"sku":"9781916788459","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781916788459.jpg?v=1775051509","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781916788459","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}