{"product_id":"9780750999588","title":"The Prince and the Poisoner","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Dan Morrison\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eIndia | British Empire | c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period) | True crime | Asian history | 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 | Colonialism \u0026amp; imperialism\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e March 2024 by The History Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 240 pages, Illustrations, black and white \u003cbr\u003e165mm x 241mm x 25mm | 528g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Dan Morrison has unearthed a fabulous true-crime story and embedded it within a fascinating work of micro history. David Grann has competition.’ ROBERT TWIGGER, author of Walking the Great North LineA crowded train platform. A painful jolt to the arm. A mysterious fever. And a fortune in the balance. Welcome to a Calcutta murder so diabolical in planning, modern in conception, and cold in execution that it made headlines from London to Sydney to New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Prince and the Poisoner, Dan Morrison unravels the gruesome tale of two warring brothers, set amidst the febrile atmosphere of Jazz Age India. It is the story of a city and an empire on the cusp of cataclysmic change, capturing a moment when centuries-old assumptions and expressions of power become forever altered for Indians and Englishmen alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving at the pace of a thriller, Morrison’s investigation of a riveting fratricide among India’s rural aristocracy pulls the reader on a journey from Calcutta to Bombay, through feudal estates, viceregal balls, police interrogation cells and colonial courtrooms – a world of movies, dancing, protest and revolutionary violence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41047298113671,"sku":"9780750999588","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/products\/9780750999588.jpg?v=1710430754","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780750999588","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}