{"product_id":"the-blue-a-gripping-historical-thriller-of-mystery-deception-and-deadly-secrets-paperback","title":"The Blue: A gripping historical thriller of mystery, deception and deadly secrets - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Bilyeau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eFascinating\u003c\/strong\u003e.' 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Sansom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE BLUE\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Blue\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003ea fast-paced and highly engaging historical thriller\u003c\/strong\u003e packed with period detail and peopled with characters that the reader really grows to care about.' \u003cem\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eBilyeau's research is impeccable\u003c\/strong\u003e, taking what might have been a dreary industrial novel and making it into a living, breathing drama. 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