{"product_id":"9780008595814_traitors-legacy","title":"Traitor’s Legacy","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRODUCING AN INCREDIBLE NEW SERIES FROM THE NO.1 \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLING MASTER OF HISTORICAL CRIME, S. J. PARRIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sophia is a dazzling heroine, and the world of late Elizabethan England brimful of plot and conspiracy, is vividly and thrillingly brought to life' \u003cstrong\u003eLAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Right from the intriguing opening pages everything Parris layers into this Elizabethan crime drama screams bestselling series' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A new historical crime from S. J. Parris is always cause for celebration but she really has excelled herself with \u003cem\u003eTraitor's Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003e ANDREW TAYLOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A writer who repeatedly proves that she is one of the most stylish of historical crime practitioners' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngland, 1598. Queen Elizabeth’s successor remains unnamed. The country teeters on a knife edge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a young heiress is found murdered at the theatre, the Queen’s spymaster Robert Cecil calls upon former agent Sophia de Wolfe to investigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cryptic note found on the dead girl’s body connects to Sophia’s previous life as a spy, and her quest soon takes her into dangerous waters. Powerful enemies emerge, among them the Earl of Essex: the Queen’s favourite courtier and a man of ruthless ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a murder that reaches directly into the heart of the court. And Sophia is concealing a deep-buried secret of her own. She must uncover the truth before her past threatens to destroy her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraitor's Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e was a \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller w\/c 12-05-2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003cem\u003eTRAITOR’S LEGACY\u003c\/em\u003e…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Top class historical crime’ \u003cstrong\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Another fantastic historical thriller from master of the Elizabethan mystery’\u003cstrong\u003e 5 STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A straight 5* for me! A very compelling novel I highly recommend’\u003cstrong\u003e 5 STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The only bad thing I have to say about this book is that it kept me reading way past midnight’\u003cstrong\u003e 5 STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Sophia De Wolfe is a truly epic character’\u003cstrong\u003e 5 STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I had very high expectations for this novel. It is excellent. And the even better news it is that this is the first of a new series’\u003cstrong\u003e 5 STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The richly detailed Elizabethan setting and clever twists kept me hooked from start to finish’ \u003cstrong\u003e5 STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The murder mystery is layered with political intrigue, keeping you second-guessing every revelation’\u003cstrong\u003e 5 STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Excellently researched, great plot, beautiful execution. I love the combination of historical menace and a thriller’\u003cstrong\u003e 5 STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘S. J. 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