{"product_id":"perfect-gallows-a-crime-novel-9781504005708","title":"Perfect Gallows: A Crime Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe twisted circumstances surrounding an unspeakable crime, an old man's fortune, and a production of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e come to light four decades on in this masterful tale of greed, deception, and murder by CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Behind his practiced facade of cheerful sophistication, the renowned actor Adrian Waring is a haunted man. The ghost that torments him is from an earlier era, when a world war raged and Adrian was still Andrew, the guest and possible heir of his rich uncle, Arnold Wragge. Wragge had returned from the diamond mines of South Africa with a fortune and a loyal servant named Samuel Mkele, and when his own son vanished, presumably in the smoke of combat, the old man looked to his poor relation as a potential replacement. Andrew's true interests lay elsewhere, however, in applause and the attentions of eager young ladies, both of which he realized he could have by starring in his cousin's amateur production of \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e. But young Andrew's fledgling theatrics would prove merely to be the opening act of a horrific human tragedy, forcing him to keep a terrible truth locked inside himself--even four decades after a body was discovered hanging from a perfect dovecote gallows . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A master practitioner of the literary art of mystery and murder, author Peter Dickinson stands tall alongside P. D. James, Ruth Rendell, Reginald Hill, and other luminaries of contemporary British crime fiction. A brilliant innovator unafraid to tamper with the rules of genre, he is at the very top of his game with this gripping, twisting, and altogether remarkable psychological thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Mystery \u0026amp; Thri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504005708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.53d","brand":"Peter Dickinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655175696540,"sku":"9781504005708","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b8aa02eb-11ec-43f6-aa70-62e6aa8bceeb.jpg?v=1603884923","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/perfect-gallows-a-crime-novel-9781504005708","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}