{"product_id":"a-life-lost-holley-martlew-9781068191305","title":"A Life Lost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA passionate love affair. A glittering secret buried for centuries. A question that could destroy everything. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an English writer meets the fifth-generation owner of a glass foundry in Murano and they fall in love, their worlds explode. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBusiness and pleasure take them to Athens, the Greek islands and Istanbul. The shocking sequence of events that follows includes two murders in a Venetian Palazzo on the Grand Canal, the unmasking of an international smuggling gang in the bowels of a ruined Byzantine Monastery in Istanbul and the discovery of a cache of glittering medieval mosaics that have been hidden away for over a thousand years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, their story takes a surprising and horrific twist. It raises a question and when it is answered, a life is shattered, raising a moral dilemma: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWas a murder committed on the slopes beneath the Parthenon? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Life Lost is a passionate love story, action-packed, full of intrigue. A detective story and a thriller. Rich, deep, and all-absorbing, it is a fascinating mix of pure history and historical fantasy. It is fun. It is scary. It is sexy. It is thought- provoking. Fans of Donna Leon, Dan Brown, and Kate Mosse will be captivated by this literary thriller filled with art, passion, and ancient secrets that refuse to stay buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Holley Martlew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068191309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068191305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Venice Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.37d","brand":"Holley Martlew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997364498687,"sku":"9781068191305","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-life-lost-holley-martlew-9781068191305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}