{"product_id":"rizzio-a-novella-hardcover","title":"Rizzio: A Novella - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenise Mina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the multi-award-winning master of crime, Denise Mina delivers a radical new take on one of the darkest episodes in Scottish history--the bloody assassination of David Rizzo private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the queen's chambers in Holyrood Palace.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the evening of March 9th, 1566, David Rizzio, the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots, was brutally murdered. Dragged from the chamber of the heavily pregnant Mary, Rizzio was stabbed fifty six times by a party of assassins. This breathtakingly tense novella dramatises the events that led up to that night, telling the infamous story as it has never been told before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A dark tale of sex, secrets and lies, \u003ci\u003eRizzio \u003c\/i\u003elooks at a shocking historical murder through a modern lens--and explores the lengths that men and women will go to in their search for love and power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eRizzio\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than a provocative and thrilling new literary masterpiece.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Mina\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Wasp Season\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGods and Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e. Her recent novel \u003ci\u003eConviction\u003c\/i\u003e was chosen as a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick. \u003ci\u003eRizzio\u003c\/i\u003e is her latest novel published by Pegasus Crime. She is a regular contributor on the subject of crime fiction for television and radio. Denise lives in Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767810523424,"sku":"9781643138459","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4302c0f2cee4e2c90f81f8e0d5ac1d06.webp?v=1780317791","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rizzio-a-novella-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}