{"product_id":"the-monk-a-ds-george-cross-mystery-9780802168221","title":"The Monk: A DS George Cross Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An extremely accomplished, traditional mystery in the PD James mode... an absolute treat.\"\u003ci\u003e--Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo find a murderer, you need a motive . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a beloved yet mysterious monk is brutally murdered, Detective Sergeant George Cross faces a case with no leads, while his personal life is thrown into disarray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDS George Cross has always wondered why his mother left him when he was a child. Now that she is back in his life, he suddenly has answers--but this unexpected reunion is not anything he's used to dealing with. So when the body of a monk is found savagely beaten to death in a woodland near Bristol, Cross is eager to throw himself into the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem is, no one in the Bristol station has any leads. Nothing is known about Brother Dominic's past. How can Cross unpick a crime when they don't know anything about the victim? And why would someone want to harm a monk?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCross's dogged investigation reveals that while the monk was a much-loved and respected friend, brother, he was also a very wealthy man--and he sacrificed it all for his faith. For a man who has nothing, it seems strange that greed could be the motive for his murder. But greed is a sin, after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802168221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Tim Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239366488245,"sku":"9780802168221","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2d11270d-10a9-4b68-8fba-351ba0e86b26.jpg?v=1770917966","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-monk-a-ds-george-cross-mystery-9780802168221","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}