POISON IN THE BLOOD: THE MEMOIRS OF LUCREZIA BORGIA
Book ID/图书代码： 05246011B46463
English Summary/英文概要： 1497, Renaissance Rome: As the teenage daughter of Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia is a young noblewoman immersed in all the glamor of the Vatican Palace. Yet after a brutal killing shocks the city, Lucrezia learns that a dark truth lies beneath the surface of the Papal Court - in their ruthless quest for power, her father and brother are willing to poison their enemies. Her family are murderers. After discovering that her new husband is next to die, Lucrezia struggles to help him escape from Rome before the assassins strike. Against a barrage of political intrigues, papal spies, and diabolical tricks, Lucrezia uses all her wits to defy her family and save her husband from assassination. But as tragedy looms ever closer, and her plans gradually fail, she finds herself confronting an enemy far more sinister than she ever imagined… INCLUDED INSIDE: An exclusive excerpt of M. G. Scarsbrook’s novel THE MARLOWE CONSPIRACY, an historical thriller set in Elizabethan England, featuring Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare teaming-up to expose a high-level government conspiracy!
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1497年，文藝復興時期的羅馬：魯克蕾奇亞.博爾基亞是教皇亞歷山大六世的女兒。作為梵蒂岡皇宮中的一名貴族女子，博爾基亞集所有榮耀於一身。可是梵蒂岡城中發生的一場血腥殘忍的殺戮讓她意識到教皇宮廷在宣稱維護正義的表面下實際上隱藏的是黑暗的謊言。她知道自己的父親和哥哥對權力充滿無窮無盡的欲望，並且打算殘忍地毒死與他們作對的所有人。原來她的家人都是殘忍的殺人犯。
隨後博爾基亞發現自己的新婚丈夫也在被害名單之列，於是她決定幫助丈夫在暗殺活動展開之前逃離羅馬。面對一連串政治陰謀，以及大批教皇間諜的惡毒伎倆，博爾基亞發揮所有才智對抗家人、保護丈夫。可是悲劇發生的日子漸漸臨近，博爾基亞的計畫卻未能奏效，而且她發現自己所對抗的敵人遠遠比自己想像的要強大的多……
本書中獨家收錄了馬修.格雷厄姆. 斯卡斯布魯克作品—《馬婁的陰謀》中的選段。《馬婁的陰謀》是一部歷史驚悚小說，故事發生在伊利莎白時期的英格蘭，講述了克裡斯多夫.馬婁如何與威廉.莎士比亞一道揭露高級政府官員間的陰謀。（from XMM）
Awards/获奖情况：《血液中的毒藥》一書的英文版已在9以上國家發行銷售，外國版權已售巴西（葡萄牙語譯文），其他國家版權銷售以及戲劇版權正在積極洽談中。該作品的電子書在亞馬遜網站上榮登“兒童文藝復興小說”榜第一名，歷史懸疑小說暢銷作品50強以及Barnes & Noble圖書公司暢銷作品30強。"Anyone who enjoys Medieval Italy, love, betrayal and a strong, resourceful heroine on a knife edge, will enjoy this well researched and well written book." -- Historical Novel Review
POISON IN THE BLOOD was published in January 2011 in the United States as a paperback and eBook, and is currently available in 18 major bookstores, and in English editions in over 9 countries. Foreign rights have already been purchased in Brazil (Portuguese translation), with several more countries interested. Theatrical rights are also currently in negotiation. At Amazon.com, this novel has ranked #1 on the list Bestsellers in Children’s Renaissance Fiction Books and reached the top 50 in Bestsellers in Historical Mystery. It has also been given a five star review from the prestigious publication ‘Historical Novel Review.
The popularity of this novel is supported by both a TV series and a nonfiction book. Currently, there is great international interest in the Borgia family due to the successful TV mini-series ‘The Borgias’ (Showtime, April 2011), starring Jeremy Irons. ‘The Borgias’ has been sold worldwide across Europe, South America, the Middle East and Africa, and has already been renewed by Showtime for a second series in the United States. POISON IN THE BLOOD is also supported by M. G. Scarsbrook’s bestselling biographical collection THE LIFE & LEGEND OF LUCREZIA BORGIA, an eBook which includes a lengthy promotional excerpt of his novel. This eBook has reached #1 on the list Bestsellers in Italy at Amazon UK, and also climbed to the top 30 in Bestsellers in Nonfiction at Barnes & Noble.
About the Author/作者介绍： 馬修.格雷厄姆. 斯卡斯布魯克是一位獲獎編劇家和小說家。他出版過兩本歷史懸疑小說《馬婁的陰謀》（THE MARLOWE CONSPIRACY ）以及《血液中的毒藥》 （POISON IN THE BLOOD）。不久前，作者將《馬婁的陰謀》改變成電影劇本，參加了“電影劇本作家創作風暴比賽”，並從1000名參賽選手中脫穎而出。目前，馬修住在英國的南格羅斯特郡，並在著手打造新系列偵探小說。
Matthew Graham Scarsbrook is a prize-winning screenwriter and novelist. He is the author of two historical suspense novels, THE MARLOWE CONSPIRACY and POISON IN THE BLOOD. He recently adapted THE MARLOWE CONSPIRACY into a screenplay and won the nationwide Writers On The Storm Screenwriting Contest, placing first out of 1000 entries. Matthew currently lives in South Gloucestershire, UK and is now at work on a new detective series.
Format:电子手稿
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：The author’s last novel, ‘Poison In The Blood’, was also translated and published in 5 countries: Brazil (Geracao Editorial), Turkey (Altin Kitaplar), Poland (Bellona), Bulgaria (Infodar), and the Czech Republic (Alpress).
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