{"product_id":"the-crimson-thread-falcon-joszs-maestre-vilanova-9798288179891","title":"The Crimson Thread Falcon: A Victorian Crime Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1893.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA body is found in the fog.\u003cbr\u003eHer throat is slit.\u003cbr\u003eHer skin is embroidered with crimson thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd stitched into her flesh: a number.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy morning, the Thames shines an unnatural green.\u003cbr\u003eBy night, London understands the truth-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethis killer doesn't strike at random. He counts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newspapers name him \u003cb\u003eThe Crimson Thread Falcon\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eEach color that stains the river marks another victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspector \u003cb\u003eElias Crowe\u003c\/b\u003e believes in facts, not fear. Chemistry, not superstition. But when the murders follow a precise sequence and the symbols grow more elaborate, even Crowe must admit the terrifying possibility: this is not madness-it is design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of \u003cb\u003eEleanor\u003c\/b\u003e, a botanist who reads poisons like fingerprints, and \u003cb\u003eBee Holloway\u003c\/b\u003e, a fragile orphan carrying a secret that could make her the next number, Crowe races to unravel a pattern buried beneath layers of Victorian respectability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause beneath London's fog lies something far darker than crime: \u003cbr\u003ea history of burned factories, false charity, and powerful men whose sins were never punished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, someone is rewriting that history-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewith a needle in one hand and a blade in the other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cb\u003eC.J. Sansom\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLaura Purcell\u003c\/b\u003e, and readers who love dark historical thrillers with serial-killer tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping gothic mystery where science battles obsession, and every answer comes too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe numbers are rising.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thread is tightening.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd the next stitch may already be yours.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e José Maestre Vilanova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798288179891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"José Maestre Vilanova","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217820889343,"sku":"9798288179891","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7731730e-0237-42ca-8b58-2056ee762e9f.jpg?v=1771999669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crimson-thread-falcon-joszs-maestre-vilanova-9798288179891","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}