{"product_id":"the-plague-road","title":"The Plague Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e'A historical thriller but one written with tongue firmly in cheek . . . Tyler is a witty writer and this third outing for Grey is great fun' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1665 and the Great Plague has London in its grip. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone who can has fled and the only sounds are the tolling bells and the incessant cry of  'bring out your dead!'. Where better then to hide a murdered man than  amongst the corpses on their way to the plague pit?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Grey  now a successful lawyer is called in by Secretary of State Lord  Arlington to investigate an unexpected admission to the Tothill pit. The  man was before his murder known to be carrying a letter from the Duke  of York to the French ambassador. But the letter has vanished and  Arlington wants it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrey soon begins to realise why Arlington is  prepared to pay well for the document. The contents will compromise not  only the duke but many others around him. But Arlington is not the only  one trying to recover the letter. Somebody has killed once to try to  obtain it - and is prepared to kill again. And Samuel Pepys's offer of  help may not be all it seems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo John Grey is forced to set off on a  journey through plague-ravaged England to fulfil his commission and keep  himself safe from his enemies - if the Plague doesn't get him first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third gripping and atmospheric John Grey mystery set in 17th century London.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for L. C. Tyler\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dizzying whirl of plot and counterplot'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tyler juggles his characters story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was seduced from John Grey's first scene' \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tyler at his entertaining best . . . a Restoration romp delivered with aplomb and verbal artistry a delicious slice of history in all its dark dank and deadly reality and a veritable stage show of witty one-liners wrapped up in an enthralling mystery adventure' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLancashire Evening Post\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bookbag\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787553534131,"sku":"9781472122858","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477378509781472122858.jpg?v=1762821449","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-plague-road","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}