{"product_id":"the-saint-johns-fern-a-roger-the-chapman-medieval-mystery","title":"The Saint John's Fern: A Roger the Chapman Medieval Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is October 1477 and Roger the Chapman  newly married and still enjoying wedded bliss  is surprised to find his old  familiar feeling of restlessness returning. Within a month he is setting off  once again  on the ancient ridge road that dissects Dartmoor and heads for Plymouth  driven by some instinct that he is needed there.  Roger accepts a lift from a carter who is going to visit his daughter  Joanna  in the oldest part of the city. Rogers instinct is soon proven correct when Joanna tells the story of her neighbor  Master Capstick  who was brutally beaten to death. The chief suspect is Capsticks great-nephew  Beric. Master Capsticks housekeeper saw Beric leaving the house that morning  his tunic stained with blood  and many more people saw the young mans wild ride for home on his great black horse. When the Kings men arrived at Berics manor house  though  the horse was already in the stables-and Beric had somehow managed to vanish completely.  The local people  quick to fall back on the witchcraft of their ancestors  blame the Saint Johns fern  which if eaten can make a man invisible. Roger  already responsible for solving many difficult mysteries  suspects that there is a more obvious answer and begins his own inquiries. Roger notices that he is not the first to approach witnesses  and when an attempt is made on his life  Roger knows he must be close to a truth that is even more extraordinary than the superstition - if only he can live to tell it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959077433397,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312276834","price":37.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312276836.jpg?v=1770373553","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-saint-johns-fern-a-roger-the-chapman-medieval-mystery","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}