{"product_id":"the-lost-book-of-elizabeth-barton-9781250383594","title":"The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dual-timeline murder mystery set in an English country manor, when an ambitious professor discovers the long-lost manuscript of a Reformation-era prophetess\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorian Alison Sage has made a groundbreaking archival discovery--she found a manuscript containing the prophecies of a 16th century nun, Elizabeth Barton. Barton's prophecy condemning Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn led to her execution and the destruction of all copies of her prophecies--or so the world believed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Alison's discovery, she is catapulted to academic superstardom and scores an invitation to the exclusive Codex Consortium, a week of research among a select handful of fellow historians at a crumbling manor in England, located next to the ruins of the priory where Elizabeth herself once lived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat begins as a promising conference turns into a nightmare as the eerie house becomes the site of a murder. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect, and it seems that answers lie at the root of a local legend about centuries-old hidden treasure. Alison's research makes her best-suited to solve the mystery--but when old feelings resurface for a former colleague, and the stakes of the search skyrocket, everyone's motives become murky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlison's cutthroat world of academia is almost as dangerous as Elizabeth Barton's sixteenth-century England, where heretics are beheaded, visions can kill, and knowing who to trust is a deadly art.\u003ci\u003e The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling novel, crackling with the voices of the past and propelled by a mystery that will leave readers in suspense until the very last page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250383594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jennifer N. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259547775157,"sku":"9781250383594","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9fad5fb9-be0e-4048-8039-ad5a6b7afb92.jpg?v=1771342122","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lost-book-of-elizabeth-barton-9781250383594","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}