{"product_id":"the-hellfire-conspiracy-paperback","title":"The Hellfire Conspiracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the latest adventure in what is \"fast becoming one of the genre's best historical-mystery series\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), roughhewn private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn must track down London's first serial killer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Barker and Llewelyn are hired to find a girl from the upper classes who has gone missing in the East End, they assume her kidnapping is the work of white slavers. But when they discover five girls have been murdered in Bethnal Green, taunting letters begin to arrive in Craig's Court from a killer calling himself Mr. Miacca. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Barker fears that Miacca might be part of the Hellfire Club, a group of powerful, hedonistic aristocrats performing Satanic rituals. He must track the fiend to his hideout, while Llewelyn confronts the man who put him in prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dodging muckrakers, navigating the murky Thames under cover of darkness, and infiltrating London's most powerful secret society, \u003ci\u003eThe Hellfire Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e is another wild ride that \"brings to life a London roiling with secret leagues, deadly organizations, and hidden clubs\" (Ron Bernas, \u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Thomas is the author of the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBarker and Llewelyn series, a series of mystery novels set in Victorian England. The first novel in the series was nominated for a Barry Award and a Shamus Award, and won the 2005 Oklahoma Book Award. He lives with his family in Oklahoma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.98 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131918094471,"sku":"9780743296403","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f1d68acec372a8afc8bde78858d1d730.webp?v=1732622372","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-hellfire-conspiracy-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}