The Twelve Children of Paris av Tim Willocks

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<p><b>The thrilling, bloody and glorious new novel, from the master of the epic tale, Tim Willocks, author of <i>The Religion</i><br><br>Paris, August 23rd, 1572</b><br><br><i>What do you do when your wife disappears</i><br><i>In the middle of the bloodiest massacre in European history</i><br><i>And you know she is about to give birth to your only child?</i><br><br>Three wars of religion have turned Paris into a fetid cauldron of hatred, intrigue and corruption. The Royal Wedding, intended to heal the wounds, has served only to further poison the fanatics of either creed. But Carla could not have known that when she accepted an invitation to the ceremony. <br><br>When Mattias Tannhauser rides into town, on Saint Bartholomew¿s Eve, his only intention is to find her and take her home. But as the massacre of tens of thousands of Huguenots begins, and the city plunges into anarchy, Carla is abducted by Grymonde, the grotesque gang leader of the Yards, and Tannhauser finds himself imprisone