{"product_id":"sedgwick-kiss-of-death","title":"Sedgwick: Kiss of Death","description":"Review\n\nWith his formidable skill, Marcus Sedgwick renders Venice the most perfect backdrop for this intensely gripping vampire action ― THE BOOKSELLER\n\nVampires never go out of fashion ... a class act. ― Mary Hoffman, THE GUARDIAN\n\nA tremendously atmospheric novel of great sophistication ... Vampires are hot property in children's books at the moment, but you're unlikely to find classier treatment. ― Jill Murphy, THE BOOK BAG\n\nProduct Description\n\nA dark and gothic novel of vampires and 18th Century Venice, filled with mystery and intrigue. A captivating story of love and loss, THE KISS OF DEATH is a stunning companion volume to the bestselling MY SWORDHAND IS SINGING.\n\nPeter's ongoing search for the Shadow Queen leads him to Venice - the fabled city with lapping waterways, crumbling magnificence, dark, twisting alleyways and surprising piazzas. A city whose beauty disguises many ugly secrets. The Shadow Queen is there, gathering strength, recruiting a new army of the Undead for a final confrontation.\n\nMarko and Sorrel meet in Venice for the first time. They must uncover the mystery of what has happened both to Sorrel's father, who is plagued by a strange madness that prevents him from sleeping, and to Marko's father, a doctor, who has mysteriously gone missing after travelling to Venice to help his old friend . . .\n\nBook Description\n\nA dark and gothic novel of vampires and Venice, filled with mystery and intrigue. A captivating story of love and loss, THE KISS OF DEATH is a stunning companion volume to the bestselling MY SWORDHAND IS SINGING.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nMarcus Sedgwick used to work in children's publishing and before that he was a bookseller. He now happily writes full-time. His books have been shortlisted for many awards, including The GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION AWARD, the BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD, the CARNEGIE MEDAL and the EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD. Marcus lives in Cambridge and has a teenage daughter, Alice.\n\nFind his website at www.marcussedgwick.com and follow him on Twitter @marcussedgwick","brand":"Orion Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40584068104277,"sku":"9781842556894N","price":4.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/1c456a71-89bb-4b3c-94c3-e9d986c88abc.jpg?v=1681821840","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/sedgwick-kiss-of-death","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}