{"product_id":"the-betrayal-of-thomas-true","title":"The Betrayal of Thomas True","description":"\u003cp\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 Sunday Times bestseller!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**WINNER of the CWA Historical DAGGER 2025***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Heartbreaking, beautiful, lyrical … you won't want to put it down´ Catriona Ward\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Utterly thrilling´ Elizabeth MacNeal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Immersive, illuminating and exceptionally entertaining´ Matt Cain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Stunning and powerful … You’ ll never forget Thomas True´ Janice Hallett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`A clever mystery, a powerful love story … affected me more than anything I’ ve read in a long time´ Gareth Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**WINNER OF THE HWA DEBUT CROWN**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**THE TOP TEN Sunday Times BESTSELLER**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**SHORTLISTED for Booksellers Association Author of the Year**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only sin is betrayal…\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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