{"product_id":"a-vengerful-longing-by-r-n-morris","title":"A Vengerful Longing By R. N. Morris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt Petersburg Mysteries Series - Book Two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the middle of a hot, dusty St Petersburg summer in the late 1860s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA doctor brings home a fancy box of chocolates for his wife and son – a strange gift on a scorching Saturday afternoon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin an hour, both mother and child die in excruciating pain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe doctor is arrested, suspected of poisoning. As investigator Porfiry Petrovich concedes, in such cases the obvious solution often turns out to be the correct one. And in the city’s sweltering, oppressive atmosphere, even he lacks the energy to look any deeper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when further, apparently unconnected, murders occur, a subtle and surprising pattern starts to emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePorfiry is forced to reassess his assumptions and follow a tenuous, uncertain trail, encountering aristocrats, soldiers, lunatics, bureaucrats and courtesans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis investigation takes him into the hidden, squalid heart of the city, bringing him face to face with incomprehensible horror and cruelty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Vengeful Longing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a taut, enthralling crime mystery, a vivid and utterly unforgettable rendering of a brutal and stifling nineteenth century St Petersburg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecommended for fans of Andrew Taylor, CJ Sansom and Boris Akunin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58151403815296,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/4550\/8480\/files\/image_8807d947-9d77-48e1-972c-f4d3c6225f0d.jpg?v=1779702510","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookeryuk.co.uk\/products\/a-vengerful-longing-by-r-n-morris","provider":"The Bookery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}