{"product_id":"2940149791750","title":"Stalemate","description":"Summer 1930 and Walter Bruce is told he has a terminal disease. With nursing care and an easier job he could have five more years. With neither he may not see out the year. But he’s got a wife to keep – one too selfish and idle to be his nurse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he finds out she’s been deceiving him about her past for years he comes to a stark decision; if she won’t take care of him he’ll have to take care of her – for good. He plans her removal like one of the chess problems he loves. It will be the perfect murder; he’ll get away with it and enjoy his last few years in comfort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut his carefully laid plans unravel, entangling him in a slowly closing trap where truth and lies become confused…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in between-the-wars Liverpool, 'Stalemate' is a gripping tale of moral choices and terrible punishment.","brand":"SilverWood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112157528304,"sku":"2940149791750","price":6.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149791750_p0.jpg?v=1763723010","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149791750","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}