{"product_id":"city-of-masks-isbn-9781444785845","title":"City of Masks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e in the gripping Oswald de Lacy series, which can be read as a standalone, from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'the medieval CJ Sansom' (Jeffery Deaver)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is Sykes' outstanding portrayal of the Venice of 1358 which makes such a fascinating setting for a mystery...[a] clever and original story' \u003ci\u003eCrime Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1358. Oswald de Lacy, Lord Somershill, is in Venice, awaiting a pilgrim galley to the Holy Land. While the city is under siege from the Hungarians, Oswald lodges with an English merchant, and soon comes under the dangerous spell of the decadent and dazzling island state that sits on the hinge of Europe, where East meets West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOswald is trying to flee the chilling shadow of something in his past, but when he finds a dead man on the night of the carnival, he is dragged into a murder investigation that takes him deep into the intrigues of this mysterious, paranoid city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComing up against the feared \u003ci\u003eSignori di Notte\u003c\/i\u003e, the secret  police, Oswald learns that he is not the only one with something to hide. Everybody is watching somebody else, and nobody in Venice is what he or she seems. The masks are not just for the carnival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894344970469,"sku":"NP9781444785845","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_5260bf88-7d32-4f63-ae4c-5e3c927750b2.jpg?v=1773101315","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/city-of-masks-isbn-9781444785845","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}