{"product_id":"pagans-by-james-alistair-henry-9781916678019","title":"Pagans","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo cops. One killer. Hundreds of gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e21st century London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Norman conquest never happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ancient tribes of Britain remain undefeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut murders still have to be solved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe small, mostly unimportant island of Britain is inhabited by an uneasy alliance of tribes – the dominant Saxon East, the beleaguered Celtic West, and an independent Nordic Scotland – and tensions are increasing by the second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupermarket warpaint sales are at an all-time high, mead abuse shortens the lives of thousands, and social media is abuzz with conspiracy theories suggesting the High Table's putting GPS trackers in the honeycakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmid this febrile atmosphere, the capital is set to play host to the Unification Summit, which aims to join together the various tribes into one \"united kingdom\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when a Celtic diplomat is found brutally murdered, his body nailed to an ancient oak, the fragile peace is threatened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCaptain Aedith Mercia, daughter of a powerful Saxon leader, must join forces with Celtic Tribal Detective Inspector Drustan to solve the murder – and stop political unrest spilling onto the streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut is this an isolated incident? Or are Aedith and Drustan facing a serial killer with a decades-old grudge?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo find out, they must delve into their own murky pasts and tackle forces that go deeper than they ever could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet in a world that's far from our own and yet captivatingly familiar, Pagans is \"The Bridge\" meets \"Vikings\", exploring contemporary themes of religious conflict, nationalism, prejudice... and the delicate internal politics of the office coffee round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGripping and darkly funny, Pagans keeps you guessing until the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Alistair Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56895065424245,"sku":"9781916678019","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9781916678019.jpg?v=1773317810","url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/products\/pagans-by-james-alistair-henry-9781916678019","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}