{"product_id":"the-murder-book-a-new-1920s-mystery-series-9781847517579","title":"The Murder Book: A New 1920s Mystery Series","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Adams delivers more than one surprise en route to the satisfying ending\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLincolnshire, England. June, 1928. \u003c\/i\u003eWhen three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby. But who is the third victim and what was he doing at the cottage? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Johnstone is determined to do things by the book, but his use of forensic science and other modern methods of detection soon ruffles feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful attitude of the local constabulary, Johnstone fears the investigation is heading nowhere. Then he's called out to another murder . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847517579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Jane A. Adams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36669704306844,"sku":"9781847517579","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8e69d11c-8a29-4cd1-b039-90bc9c91afb1.jpg?v=1603920833","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-murder-book-a-new-1920s-mystery-series-9781847517579","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}