{"product_id":"mayhem-book-keith-moray-9781806567317","title":"Mayhem","description":"Discover the BRAND NEW gruesomely gripping Medieval mystery from Kieth Moray, for fans of C. J. Sansom, Paul Doherty and E. M. Powell.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA man possessed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA woman ravished.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere be demons in this place…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalton, 1361. Justice of the Peace Sir Ralph de Mandeville arrives in the walled town of Malton and is instantly plunged into a twisted web of brutal murder, forbidden romance and dark superstitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat starts as a routine session of the peace turns into a much darker, more complicated state of affairs. One suspected count of self-murder quickly followed by a formal plea of mayhem is enough to keep Ralph and his assistants Peter and Merek on their toes, but tension erupts into outright terror when a string of gruesome, theatrical murders rocks the Ryedale wapentake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs panic spreads and terrified townsfolk blame the horrific deaths on a ‘revenant’ - a vengeful, undead spirit rising from the grave to spread the pestilence - Sir Ralph refuses to let fear overrule logic. Instead, guided by his beloved wife’s locket around his neck, he must follow a bloody trail of clues to expose the superstitions from the very human monsters living in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Keith Moray's Ralph de Mandeville series:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As many bodies as a Clint Eastwood movie! The plotting is clever and the characters likeable, well, the good guys!' \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you like your serial killer tales backed with some spot-on medieval storytelling then this is the book for you.' \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An exciting, absorbing and wonderfully dark historical thriller' \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Dark and gripping!' \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":54722602795281,"sku":"NLS9781806567317","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781806567317.jpg?v=1790208185","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/mayhem-book-keith-moray-9781806567317","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}