{"product_id":"murder-most-foul","title":"Murder Most Foul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of the best historical fiction books of 2025'\u003c\/strong\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe debut novel by BAFTA and Emmy award-winning co-writer of BBC One's \u003cem\u003eOutnumbered\u003c\/em\u003e Guy Jenkin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Clever, funny, ingenious and endearing'\u003c\/strong\u003e Lissa Evans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The most audacious plot ever... gritty, engrossing and great fun'\u003c\/strong\u003e Beth Morrey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A great story, fast, dramatic, funny, full of the sounds and smells of Elizabethan London'\u003c\/strong\u003e Andy Hamilton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s 1593, Elizabeth I is Queen and everyone is terrified of the worst outbreak of plague in a generation. Shakespeare has only written six plays and is lagging behind his friend Christopher Marlowe, London’s leading playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Marlowe is stabbed to death in mysterious circumstances, rumours abound – but the one that won’t go away is that Shakespeare did it to remove his greatest rival. Will is determined to clear his name, and teams up with his old flame, Marlowe’s sister Ann, who has plenty of secrets of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn their search to solve the crime, Will and Ann uncover a dark world of treachery, murder, and corruption – which in turn provides Shakespeare with scenes and characters which will appear in his greatest plays. \u003cem\u003eMurder Most Foul\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark, witty and fast-paced novel, from one of Britain’s best-loved screenwriters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legend Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55061209284983,"sku":"9781917163682","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/3696\/2501\/files\/9781917163682.jpg?v=1742833564","url":"https:\/\/thebooksocial.co.uk\/products\/murder-most-foul","provider":"The Book Social","version":"1.0","type":"link"}