{"product_id":"the-black-hand-9781416558958","title":"The Black Hand","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This atmospheric historical thriller is as good as it gets\" (Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of \u003ci\u003eI Shall Not Want\u003c\/i\u003e) in the evocative Barker and Llewelyn series as mysterious murders hint at a dark conspiracy in the heart of London.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an Italian assassin's body is found floating in a barrel in Victorian London's East End, enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn are called in to investigate. Soon corpses begin to appear all over London, each accompanied by a Mafia Black Hand note. As Barker and Llewelyn dig deeper, they become entangled in the vendettas of rival Italian syndicates--and it is no longer clear who is a friend or foe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416558958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.52w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Oklahoma Book Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Shamus Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 461\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/26\/2008 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2008 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2008 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Will Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649863053468,"sku":"9781416558958","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_52870b61-9902-4c14-8c3c-2b704bcbadb3.jpg?v=1603873898","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-black-hand-9781416558958","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}