{"product_id":"9781916788442","title":"Dangerous","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eFox, Essie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrenda Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A plot as labyrinthine as the Venice backstreets, told in dazzling prose; suspenseful, seductive stuff´ \u003cb\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Evokes all the grimy charisma of eighteenth-century Venice and at its brooding heart the flawed yet seductive Byron, enmeshed in a mystery as sinuous as the city’s alleys and canals. I was enthralled´ \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Fremantle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Sumptuous, entertaining, and glorious´ \u003cb\u003eC.S. Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Fox is the queen of darkly glittering gothic fiction, and \u003ci\u003eDangerous\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying mystery inspired by Lord Byron’s life – a tale so compelling I devoured it in one sitting´ \u003cb\u003eLouisa Treger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Many writers have tried and failed to capture the Byronic quintessence, but the brilliant Essie Fox has succeeded admirably. She proves that the poet and rake remains fascinating because he is, indeed, mad, bad and \u003ci\u003eDangerous\u003c\/i\u003e´ \u003cb\u003eAlex Larman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ––––––– \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen fiction is fatal…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a novel called \u003ci\u003eThe Vampyre\u003c\/i\u003e is published under his name, rumours begin to spread that Byron may be the murderer… \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As events escalate and tensions rise – and his own life is endangered, as well as those he holds most dear – Byron is forced to play detective, to discover who is really behind these heinous crimes. Meanwhile, the scandals of his own infamous past come back to haunt him… \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rich in gothic atmosphere and drawing on real events and characters from Byron's life, \u003ci\u003eDangerous\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, dazzling historical thriller, as decadent, dark and seductive as the poet himself… \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e _________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A delicious dish of decadence … fastidiously researched, richly imagined, full of wonderful descriptions of Venice´ \u003cb\u003eMichael Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Fox's vivid, sensual prose is as seductive as a siren's song´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Exceptional storytelling´ \u003cb\u003eNydia Hetherington\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Lord Byron, detective? This romp through Venice in the company of the peerless peer has a rare swagger and panache to it that suits its charismatic, dastardly poetic anti-hero down to the ground´ \u003cb\u003eAlex Larman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46511232221439,"sku":"9781916788442","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_27fd0969-117b-44ee-bec5-1a53a7edcb79.jpg?v=1738960536","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781916788442","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}