{"product_id":"2940011318863","title":"The Hanging Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e#4 in series: ‘The old crossroads used to run by here,’ Sam told Rafferty. ‘Legend has it that this was the originald Hanging Tree.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Inspector Rafferty first hears the report that a bound and hooded body has been seen hanging from a tree in Dedman Wood, he dismisses it as a schoolboy hoax. But then, the witness turns out to be a respectable local magistrate, who identifies the corpse as Maurice Smith, a man once accused of four child rapes. Thrown out on a legal technicality, Smith’s case had become a cause-celebre which generated much ill-feeling in the town. Rafferty and Sergeant Llewellyn visit Smith’s home, to learn he has disappeared, but they find a threatening letter, and fresh bloodstains.Then the body turns up again in the woods. Could there be a self-appointed executioner at work, meting out his own form of justice on the legendary Hanging Tree?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Geraldine Evans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168570196208,"sku":"2940011318863","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011318863_p0.jpg?v=1763548515","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011318863","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}