{"product_id":"9780755357154","title":"As Serious As Death (Primavera Blackstone series, Book 5): A thrilling mystery of revenge and conspiracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA blast from the present... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimavera Blackstone faces problems from both her past and her present in Quintin Jardine's gripping mystery \u003ci\u003eAs Serious as Death\u003c\/i\u003e. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimavera Blackstone has found a hard-earned contentment in a small Spanish village by the sea. A fiercely protective single mother, she doesn't appreciate an offer of marriage. Nor does she welcome the arrival of a blast from her murky Scottish past, retired cop Ricky Ross, now a private detective and working for Jack Weighley, millionaire owner of a budget airline. Jack is a powerful, persuasive man with deep pockets, someone you don't say 'no' to without considering the consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimavera teams up with Ricky to investigate a series of mystery assaults on Jack's aircraft. Are they mere acts of vandalism, or the sinister work of Catalan extremists? When Ricky's car is fire-bombed and he narrowly escapes with his life, more questions arise... not least, why is the Spanish Special Branch involved? As Primavera and Ricky are drawn into events, and the body count rises, she begins to understand the true meaning of 'till death us do part'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eAs Serious as Death\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eintriguing and involving\u003c\/b\u003e read... with characters that are \u003cb\u003eimmediately familiar\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEasy and engaging\u003c\/b\u003e reading with \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eplot development\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eintriguing twists and turns\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Coupled with \u003cb\u003eromance and intrigue,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emurder and general mayhem\u003c\/b\u003e, [this] makes for a \u003cb\u003efantastic\u003c\/b\u003e read'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121855611120,"sku":"9780755357154","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780755357154_p0.jpg?v=1763638347","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780755357154","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}