{"product_id":"the-kings-head-matt-mccall-9798298021784","title":"The King's Head","description":"\u003cb\u003eThomas Fairchild is a man living on borrowed time, a master forger who cheated the gallows and now survives in the shadows of Cromwell's London.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis precarious existence is shattered when a mysterious aristocratic widow, Eleanor Whitmore, blackmails him into investigating her husband's bizarre death. The nobleman was found in his locked study with a perfect wax replica of the executed King Charles I's severed head. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only other clue is a crude charcoal sketch found on the body-a drawing of Thomas himself hanging from a gibbet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced into a world of spies, assassins, and shadowy agents, Thomas realizes this is no common murder. He is a pawn in a vast conspiracy that reaches into the highest, most secret levels of the new republic. Hunted by a ruthless spymaster known only as the Whitehall Ghost, Thomas must use every ounce of his criminal skill to unravel the truth before he becomes the conspiracy's next victim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect for fans of C.J. Sansom and S.J. Parris, The King's Head is a gripping historical mystery where the price of truth is a debt that can only be paid in blood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt McCall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798298021784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Matt McCall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170125881599,"sku":"9798298021784","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-kings-head-matt-mccall-9798298021784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}