{"title":"Will Thomas","description":"WILL THOMAS is the author of the critically acclaimed Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewellyn series, including Some Danger Involved, Fatal Enquiry, and Heart of the Nile. He lives in Oklahoma.","products":[{"product_id":"death-and-glory-a-barker-llewelyn-novel-paperback","title":"Death and Glory: A Barker \u0026 Llewelyn Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1894, Cyrus Barker, London's premier enquiry agent, is entangled in a conspiracy to revive the American Civil War by prominent figures, long believed deceased.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, along with his partner Thomas Llewelyn, has a long, accomplished history - he's taken on cases for Scotland Yard, the Foreign Office, and even the crown itself, fulfilling them all with great skill and discretion. None of those cases, however, are as delicate and complicated as the one laid before him by a delegation of men who, thirty years before, fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. These men want to revive the Confederacy with a warship promised to the Rebels from the British Government in 1865. To get it now, they're threatening to reveal the long-secret treaty with the Confederacy. Barker is hired to use his connections to discreetly bring their threats to the Prime Minister. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a web of prominent, if secret, supporters throughout England ready to through their support to their efforts to wage war anew on the United States, the delegates are just waiting for the warship to begin their plans. But some of the men are not who they claim to be, and the American government has their own team watching, and waiting, for the right moment to take action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs this fuse on this powder keg of a situation grows ever shorter, it's up to Barker \u0026amp; Llewelyn to uncover the real identities and plans of these dangerous men.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103211819231,"sku":"9781250343536","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/oqCiBMY2dd9781250343536.webp?v=1781090499"},{"product_id":"season-of-death-a-barker-llewelyn-novel-hardcover","title":"Season of Death: A Barker \u0026 Llewelyn Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn late Victorian England, private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn find themselves in the middle of the deadly chaos when powerful forces align to take over London's criminal underworld. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, along with his partner Thomas Llewelyn, has a long, accomplished history - he's worked with all aspects of society, from the highest (including the Crown and the government) to the lowest (various forces in London's underworld). He's been the target of murder attempts, character assassination, bombings and attacks upon his closest associates but never has he and his agency partner Thomas Llewelyn faced such destruction and potential disaster. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sudden collapse of a railway tunnel in the East End of London kills dozens and shuts down services all over the city. Meanwhile, a mysterious beggar calling herself \"Dutch\" guides Barker and Llewelyn to an attempt by a powerful aristocrat to take over London's criminal underworld. With a missing heiress and a riot at a women's shelter acting as distractions designed to stop the duo from getting to the truth, Barker must relentlessly fight to reach the trust while Llewelyn wonders how a simple beggar woman can be the catalyst for such destruction.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103247667423,"sku":"9781250343604","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/h12Gpk-KlC9781250343604.webp?v=1781090577"},{"product_id":"heart-of-the-nile-a-barker-llewelyn-novel-paperback","title":"Heart of the Nile: A Barker \u0026 Llewelyn Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1893 - deadly doings are afoot in the British Museum and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn must unravel a mystery involving a mummy, a giant ruby and a murder, in Will Thomas's \u003ci\u003eHeart of the Nile\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCyrus Barker, along with his former assistant and now partner Thomas Llewelyn, is the premier enquiry agent in all of 19th century London, and beyond. They've thwarted the designs of villains and crooks off all sorts, helped Scotland Yard crack their most challenging cases, and worked for the Her Majesty's Government at the very highest levels. But nothing has been quite as challenging and dangerous as the latest case that comes to find them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1893, a volunteer at the British Museum makes a startling discovery. When examining a mummy in the museum's collection, he discovers there is a giant ruby in the shape of a heart buried in the chest of the mummy. Even more startling, the mummy might well be Cleopatra. The following morning, the volunteer is found floating in the Thames and the ruby has gone missing. Hired by the victim's wife to learn the truth behind his death, Barker and Llewelyn find themselves in the crosshairs - now they must avoid a violent street gang, a ruthless collector, and the British Museum itself in order to find the killer and safeguard the gem.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104817418463,"sku":"9781250292025","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/px1HxZ6ciX9781250292025.webp?v=1781111380"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/will-thomas.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}