{"product_id":"murder-in-outline-a-tessa-crichton-mystery-9781914150159","title":"Murder in Outline: A Tessa Crichton Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDangerous secrets score high at an exclusive girl's school . . . but top marks belong to murder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActress Tessa Crichton has mixed reactions to being on the panel of judges at the annual inter-house competition of the Waterside Drama and Ballet School, her alma mater. When she arrives on campus, the headmistress is having an affair with the founder's husband, a kleptomaniac is on the loose among the budding thespians, and the beloved and bewildering foundress is suffering from a most mysterious illness. When a student with a penchant for drawing compromising caricatures is found dead, the picture is one of murder most academic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it illicit love among the staff? Stealing among the students? Espionage among the alums? Or a scheme so beastly that Tessa's search for a killer becomes an education in the elusive evil one might find behind the most friendly facade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurder in Outline\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1979. This new edition features an introduction and afterword by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Anne Morice has a gift for creating intelligent, affection-generating characters, set in light and entertaining atmospheres.' \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914150159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.47d","brand":"Anne Morice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40139157242037,"sku":"9781914150159","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_928e62c2-453b-494b-83d7-bd997439a768.jpg?v=1622520125","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/murder-in-outline-a-tessa-crichton-mystery-9781914150159","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}