{"product_id":"the-cloak-of-darkness","title":"The Cloak of Darkness","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif margin-top:=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif normal start none initial color:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" margin-top:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-43\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003eFor the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-43\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003etalented\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-43\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003e and ambitious politician George Conway, an Easter gathering at the quiet Manor House in Temple Westford is meant to secure his future\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"1,3\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"1,4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"1,5\"\u003eEncouraged by his socially climbing stepmother, George is expected to propose to a wealthy heiress, ensuring his rise to the highest ranks of the Government.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif normal start none initial color:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" margin-top:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"1,7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-41\"\u003eBut the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-40\"\u003eholiday takes a dark and baffling turn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-40\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003ewhen one of the guests\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-41\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003e—the fascinating and enigmatic Countess Mornay, rumoured to be an Austrian spy—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-40\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003evanishes without a trace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"2,3\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"2,4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"2,5\"\u003eSeen entering a brougham at the local railway station, she is nowhere to be found when \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-39\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-39\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003e arrives at the Manor House doors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"2,7\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif normal start none initial color:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" margin-top:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-143\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003eEnter Mr. Rolt, a brilliant detective from the Home Office\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,3\"\u003e, who must unravel an ingenious and seemingly impossible disappearance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,5\"\u003eAs Rolt pieces together the perplexing clues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-142\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-142\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003eincluding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-142\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-38\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003edropped ruby ring and the fleeting appearance of a foreign stranger on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-38\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-38\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003e stormy road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"2,11\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-141\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003ehe delves into a shadowy world of international espionage and hidden identities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,10\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif normal start none initial color:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" margin-top:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-33\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003eFirst published in 1915, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-33\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-33\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003eThe Cloak of Darkness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-33\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-33\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Roboto;\"\u003e is a classic tale of high-society intrigue, secret pasts, and a meticulously crafted impossible crime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"4,3\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serling Lake","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":51199557763376,"sku":"9781917333344","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-cloak-of-darkness","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}