{"product_id":"9781916788152","title":"The Betrayal of Thomas True","description":"\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\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. One night, lost amongst the squalor of London's hidden back streets, he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of the molly houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, carpenter Gabriel Griffin struggles to hide his double life as Lotty, the molly's stoic guard. When a young man is found murdered, he realises there is a rat amongst them, betraying their secrets to a pair of murderous Justices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Gabriel unmask the traitor before they hang? 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