{"product_id":"the-poison-machine-9781685890407","title":"The Poison Machine","description":"\"Lloyd once again infuses his world with the sights, sounds, and smells of the late 17th century...for what's bound to be\u003cb\u003e one of the best historical novels of the year.\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- CrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn a thrilling sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Bloodless Boy --a New York Times Best New Historical Novel of 2021 --\u003c\/i\u003e combining the color and adventure of Alexandre Dumas and the thrills of Frederick Forsyth -- early scientists Harry Hunt and Robert Hooke of the Royal Society stumble on a plot to kill the Queen of England . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1679 --\u003c\/b\u003e A year has passed since the sensational attempt to murder King Charles II, but London is still a viper's nest of rumored Catholic conspiracies, and of plots against them in turn. When Harry Hunt -- estranged from his mentor Robert Hooke -- is summoned to the remote and windswept marshes of Norfolk, he is at first relieved to get away from the place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in Norfolk, he finds that some Royal workers shoring up a riverbank have made a grim discovery -- the skeleton of a dwarf. Harry is able to confirm that the skeleton is that of Captain Jeffrey Hudson, a prominent member of the court once famously given to the Queen in a pie. Except no one knew Hudson was dead, because another man had been impersonating him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hunt for the impersonator, clearly working as a spy, will take Harry to Paris, another city bedeviled by conspiracies and intrigues, and back, with encounters along the way with a flying man and a cross-dressing swordswoman -- and to the uncovering of a plot to kill the Queen and all the Catholic members of her court. But where? When? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Poison Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is a nail-biting and brilliantly imagined historical thriller that will delight readers of its critically acclaimed predecessor, \u003ci\u003eThe Bloodless Boy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685890407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Robert J. Lloyd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42907769602229,"sku":"9781685890407","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b4ceb351-90e7-4e80-ad25-a6fcfbcfcd19.jpg?v=1686668752","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-poison-machine-9781685890407","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}