{"product_id":"the-first-murder-the-medieval-murderers-9781471114427","title":"The First Murder","description":"1154, Oseney Priory, Oxford. When the first performance of The Play of Adamends in tragedy, the author is compelled to pen a grim warning for the generations that follow: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'BEWARE THE SINS OF ENVY AND VAINGLORY, ELSE FOUL MURDER ENDS YOUR STORY' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut his words are not heeded, and as the play is performed in many guises throughout the ages, bad luck seems to follow after those involved in its production. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a snow storm diverts two disparate parties of travellers to the busy market town of Carmarthen in the winter of 1199, an enigmatic stranger appears and requests to stage the play to alleviate tensions, but on the eve of the performance the actor chosen to play Cain is found dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the play is performed in the city of Ely in 1361, the townspeople fear the play has unleashed a demon upon the town after a gruesome discovery is made in the Cathedral. And from Shakespeare's London to war-time Surrey, no matter the time or the place, each production always seems to end in disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps it is simply the curse of thespian rivalry that is to blame. Or does the story of man's first murder somehow infect all who re-enact it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e The Medieval Murderers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1471114422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781471114427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"The Medieval Murderers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520206323967,"sku":"9781471114427","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5da82b37-f267-4efb-8b9e-b33f31b3477b.jpg?v=1762884171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-murder-the-medieval-murderers-9781471114427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}