{"product_id":"dangerous-essie-fox-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\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Brooding and brilliant\" --A.J. West \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\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\" --Sunday Times \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"As mesmerizing and charismatic as Byron himself can ever have been ... a magnificent gothic tale of scandal, secrets and murder\" --Janice Hallett \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Evokes all the grimy charisma of eighteenth-century Venice ... a mystery as sinuous as the city's alleys and canals. I was enthralled\" --Elizabeth Fremantle \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"A dark treat ... splendidly gothic and impressively researched\" --Andrew Taylor \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiction can be fatal...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCANDAL \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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, rumors begin to spread that Byron may be the murderer... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMURDER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMYSTERY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rich in gothic atmosphere and drawing on real events and characters from Byron's life, \u003ci\u003eDangerous \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting, dazzling historical thriller, as decadent, dark and seductive as the poet himself... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR ESSIE FOX: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"A plot as labyrinthine as the Venice backstreets, told in dazzling prose\" --Erin Kelly \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Brilliant, daring writing\" --Anna Mazzola \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Expertly weaves fact and fiction\" --Anita Frank \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Sumptuous, entertaining and glorious\" --C.S. Green \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Fox is the queen of darkly glittering gothic fiction ... I devoured it in one sitting\" --Louisa Treger \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Many writers have tried and failed to capture the Byronic quintessence, but the brilliant Essie Fox has succeeded admirably\" --Alex Larman \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Scandalously scintillating\" --Kate Griffin \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Gorgeously clever\" --Amanda Craig \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"A ravishing tale of murder, lust and thwarted ambition\" --Emma Carroll \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"A deliciously gothic and beautifully written historical thriller\" --Frances Quinn \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Captures the Byronic soul in all its beauty and madness\" --Victoria Dowd \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Deliciously dark\" --Paul Burston \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"An engaging historical mystery\" --\u003ci\u003eTime \u0026amp; Leisure Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Impeccably researched and compellingly told\" --Bridget Walsh \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"What a ride! Gripping and atmospheric\" --Caroline Lea \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Fastidiously researched, richly imagined, full of wonderful descriptions of Venice\" --Michael Stewart \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Essie Fox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916788459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916788459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Essie Fox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437563392255,"sku":"9781916788459","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7db148e-27f7-4e1e-8a44-520cd10d9639.jpg?v=1777162652","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dangerous-essie-fox-9781916788459","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}