{"product_id":"sleep-of-death-a-tessa-crichton-mystery-9781914150234","title":"Sleep of Death: A Tessa Crichton Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe was confronted by the sight of his wife sagging full length on the sofa, where she had been since approximately half past six, when she was strangled to death with one of her own silk scarves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath isn't in the script of the comedy slated to open in London's West End. But bloody bad luck during rehearsals has convinced actress Tessa Crichton that the first night of \u003cem\u003eElders and Betters\u003c\/em\u003e will be its last. Even a charming plot can't help the doddering old star, Sir Philip Mickleton, who is dying in every scene . . . or the indecisive director, who's killing the timing; the producer, who's fatally fouling up the financing; and the leading lady and her lover, who are battling it out in the dressing room. But the finishing touch comes with anonymous letters predicting murder. Fear suddenly takes centre stage as Tessa switches roles from ingénue to detective. A theatre goes dark . . . and somebody dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSleep of Death\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1982. This new edition features an introduction and afterword by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The fun lies in the style, light and sweet as a soufflé.\" \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\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 9781914150234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.45d","brand":"Anne Morice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40139040489653,"sku":"9781914150234","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8276938e-a3a7-4ad2-9c26-a7050371fa4c.jpg?v=1622519833","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sleep-of-death-a-tessa-crichton-mystery-9781914150234","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}