{"product_id":"blood-sugar","title":"Laura Shepherd-Robinson: Blood \u0026 Sugar [2020] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. J. Sansom, author of \u003ci\u003eWinter in Madrid\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the HWA Debut Crown 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood \u0026amp; Sugar \u003c\/i\u003eis the thrilling debut historical crime novel from Laura Shepherd-Robinson for fans of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJune, 1781. An unidentified body hangs upon a hook at Deptford Dock - horribly tortured and branded with a slaver's mark. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Some days later, Captain Harry Corsham - a war hero embarking upon a promising parliamentary career - is visited by the sister of an old friend. Her brother, passionate abolitionist Tad Archer, had been about to expose a secret that he believed could cause irreparable damage to the British slaving industry. He'd said people were trying to kill him, and now he is missing . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To discover what happened to Tad, Harry is forced to pick up the threads of his friend's investigation, delving into the heart of the conspiracy Tad had unearthed. His investigation will threaten his political prospects, his family's happiness, and force a reckoning with his past, risking the revelation of secrets that have the power to destroy him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And that is only if he can survive the mortal dangers awaiting him in Deptford . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant book . . . Absolutely superb' - James O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shepherd-Robinson, Laura","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44193902428450,"sku":"9781509880799","price":14.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":50624036340051,"sku":"XG81509880799","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47110904611155,"sku":"XV81509880799","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/shepherd-robinson-laura-laura-shepherd-robinson-blood-sugar-2020-paperback-58251819974995.jpg?v=1742573971","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/blood-sugar","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}