{"product_id":"retribution-mark-charan-newton-9781447219316","title":"Retribution","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by the classical ancient world and authors such as C J Sansom, \u003ci\u003eRetribution\u003c\/i\u003e is the second Drakenfeld novel, in Mark Charan Newton's thrilling fantasy crime series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen justice fails, revenge follows . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving just solved a difficult case in his home city of Tryum, Sun Chamber Officer Lucan Drakenfeld and his associate Leana are ordered to journey to the exotic city of Kuvash in Koton, where a revered priest has gone missing. When they arrive, they discover the priest has already been found - or at least parts of him have. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut investigating the unusual death isn't a priority for the legislature of Kuvash; there's a kingdom to run, a census to create and a dictatorial Queen to placate. Soon Drakenfeld finds that he is suddenly in charge of an investigation in a strange city, whose customs and politics are as complex as they are dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKuvash is a city of contradictions; wealth and poverty exist uneasily side-by-side and behind the rich fa ades of gilded streets and buildings, all levels of depravity and decadence are practised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen several more bodies are discovered mutilated and dumped in a public place, Drakenfeld realizes there's a killer at work who seems to delight in torture and pain. With no motive, no leads and no suspects, he feels like he's running out of options. And in a city where nothing is as it seems, seeking the truth is likely to get him killed . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Charan Newton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1447219317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447219316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Mark Charan Newton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075720311039,"sku":"9781447219316","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82e136c2-ebfe-4203-b627-0e1e91fbb67c.jpg?v=1685461042","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/retribution-mark-charan-newton-9781447219316","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}