{"product_id":"black-drop","title":"Black Drop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClerk. Gentleman. Spy.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003euly 1794, and London is filled with rumours of revolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe war against the French is not going in Britain's favour, and negotiations with America are on a knife edge. Laurence Jago, Foreign Office clerk, is ever more reliant on opium \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– the Black Drop \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– to ease his nightmares. A highly sensitive letter, whose contents could lead to the destruction of the British Army, has been leaked to the press and Laurence is a suspect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen he discovers the body of a fellow clerk \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– a supposed suicide \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– and it seems clear where the blame truly lies. But Laurence is certain both of his friend's innocence, and that he was murdered. But after years of hiding his own secrets from his powerful employers, can Laurence find the true culprit without ending up on the gallows himself?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leonora Nattrass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42827595415809,"sku":"9781788165938","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-07T130904.224.png?v=1688731756","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/black-drop","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}