{"product_id":"9780385339728","title":"Ragtime in Simla (Joe Sandilands Series #2)","description":"World War I hero and Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands is traveling to Simla, summer capital of the British Raj, when he is thrust abruptly—and bloodily—into his second case of serial murder: His traveling companion, a Russian opera singer, is shot dead at his side in the Governor of Bengal's touring car at a crossroads known as Devil's Elbow. Like Cleverly's award-winning and enthusiastically reviewed \u003ci\u003eThe Last Kashmiri Rose,\u003c\/i\u003e which debuted Sandilands, \u003ci\u003eRagtime in Simla\u003c\/i\u003e effectively combines exotic settings with high suspense in a deftly plotted tale of 1920s India. At Simla, in the pine-scented Himalayan hills, the English colonials have re-created a bit of home with half-timbered houses, glittering dinner tables, amateur theatricals, and gymkhanas. But when Joe's murder investigation turns up an identical unsolved killing a year earlier, he begins to uncover behind the close-knit community's sparkling facade a sinister trail of blackmail, vice, and deadly secrets.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008365281520,"sku":"9780385339728","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385339728_p0.jpg?v=1763694177","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385339728","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}