{"product_id":"knight-of-swords-isbn-9781582437422","title":"Knight of Swords","description":"\u003cb\u003e“This thoroughly enjoyable historical mystery provides plenty of surprising plot turns and will appeal to readers who enjoyed Ian McEwan’s early novels.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinter 1944: northern Italy is a battlefield, with Communist partisans locked in vicious conflict with the forces of Mussolini’s fascist Republic of Sal. Brookes, a wounded fugitive, finds shelter in an isolated and decaying castle in the mountains, home to a reclusive nobleman and his family. But as he recovers his strength, he discovers that the inhabitants of the castle are not quite what they seem; he also realizes that they have no intention of letting him leave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Snowed in through the long winter, Brookes, the Barone, and his family are drawn into a complex game of power and seduction. And as the violent demands of the warring world outside the castle become ever more insistent, they face a final choice: a decision that will determine the living from the dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnight of Swords\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping tale of identity and illusion, of games played for the highest stakes amid the devastation of war. At the heart of its enthralling mystery lies a timeless story: one of loyalty and betrayal, humanity and conflict, and the redemptive power of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   “A WWII thriller . . . by turns gripping and murky.” —\u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   “Thick with menacing atmosphere.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    “An exciting and lyrical new voice in fiction. Breckon’s work is thought provoking and intelligent. He is one to watch.” —Mo Hayder, Edgar Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eWolf\u003c\/i\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKnight of Swords\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Laced with a touch of the gothic, this thoroughly enjoyable historical mystery provides plenty of surprising plot turns and will appeal to readers who enjoyed Ian McEwan's early novels.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKnight of Swords\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thick with menacing atmosphere.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A story of multiple deceptions and concealed identities that unfolds like a pack of cards . . . A space filled with intrigue and potential danger, with hints of Kafka or Mervyn Peake. Mysterious, beguiling, playful, yet making perfect sense.\" —Gerard Woodward, author of \u003ci\u003eI'll Go To Bed at Noon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exciting and lyrical new voice in fiction. Breckon's work is thought provoking and intelligent. He is one to watch.\" —Mo Hayder, author of \u003ci\u003eBirdman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTokyo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Breckon\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1970. He began to write while teaching English in Italy. He has recently returned to England and now lives in Bath where he is at work on his second novel, a murder mystery set on the French Riviera in the 1920s.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301188882661,"sku":"NP9781582437422","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781582437422.jpg?v=1767730817","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/knight-of-swords-isbn-9781582437422","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}