{"product_id":"eric-jager-the-last-duel-9780767914178","title":"The Last Duel","description":"\"A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.\"-Orlando Sentinel The gripping true story of the \"duel to end all duels\" in medieval France that pits a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight's beautiful young wife, soon to be a major motion picture. In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years' War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, finds his wife, Marguerite, accusing squire Jacques Le Gris of brutally raping her. A deadlocked court decrees a \"trial by combat\" that also leaves Marguerite's fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is a fierce duel before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded-but only one fatally. Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating detective story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53603985654102,"sku":"9780767914178-V","price":8.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53376803406166,"sku":"9780767914178-G","price":7.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9780767914178_1_929ad519-693d-4827-be53-f36aa57d5746.jpg?v=1778109901","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/eric-jager-the-last-duel-9780767914178","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}