{"product_id":"assassination-players-book-david-field-9780854952496","title":"The Assassination Players","description":"\u003cb\u003eDive back in time to Elizabethan England  Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTudor power is under threat...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNottinghamshire, England, 1591\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo of Queen Elizabeth I's justices have been murdered within a week of each other, along with a woman who was involved with one of them and a man who had been awaiting trial by the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCounty Bailiff Edward Mountsorrel\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eTown Bailiff Francis Barton\u003c\/b\u003e are tasked with investigating the deaths, but they are thrown off course by a visit from the queen's secretary, Baron Burghley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBurghley has discovered a plot to kill the Protestant queen and replace her with a Catholic alternative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe tasks the bailiffs with journeying into a neighbouring county to infiltrate the gang of suspected traitors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTime is of the essence as the threat already seems to have infiltrated Elizabeth's court. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the men behind the plot are ruthless and the path to discover them is fraught with danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill Mountsorrel and Barton unmask the traitors? Who is behind the plot to kill the queen?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan the bailiffs stop them before they change the course of history forever...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Assassination Players \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the second historical thriller in the Bailiff Mountsorrel Tudor Mystery Series - private investigation crime novels set during the reign of Elizabeth I and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BAILIFF MOUNTSORREL TUDOR MYSTERY SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ONE: The Castle Abductions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK TWO: The Assassination Players\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK THREE: The Slaughtered Widow\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FOUR: The Clamorous Dead\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FIVE: To Kill A King\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SIX: Death By Gunpowder","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52740415357201,"sku":"NIN9780854952496","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53064952938769,"sku":"GOR014723383","price":7.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53266116870417,"sku":"GOR014845050","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780854952496.jpg?v=1786134262","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/assassination-players-book-david-field-9780854952496","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}