{"product_id":"the-betrayal-of-thomas-true-9781916788596","title":"The Betrayal of Thomas True","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the buried streets of Georgian London and the outrageous underworld of the molly houses, a carpenter hiding a double life, searches for a traitor who is betraying the secrets of the mollies - a Top Ten \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER of the CWA Historical DAGGER 2025***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heartbreaking, beautiful, lyrical ... you won't want to put it down  \u003cb\u003eCatriona Ward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Utterly thrilling  \u003cb\u003eElizabeth MacNeal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Immersive, illuminating and exceptionally entertaining  \u003cb\u003eMatt Cain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stunning and powerful ... You'll never forget \u003ci\u003eThomas True\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJanice Hallett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A clever mystery, a powerful love story ... affected me more than anything I've read in a long time  \u003cb\u003eGareth Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER OF THE HWA DEBUT CROWN**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**THE TOP TEN Sunday Times BESTSELLER**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED for Booksellers Association Author of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eonly\u003c\/i\u003e sin is betrayal... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the year 1715, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. 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