{"product_id":"9780804040563","title":"Cases of Circumstantial Evidence","description":"This is the first digital version of \u003ci\u003eCases of Circumstantial Evidence,\u003c\/i\u003e a collection of three historical novels by noted American writer Janet Lewis. For the first time, these works have been brought together in a single edition, each with a new introduction by Kevin Haworth:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Wife of Martin Guerre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on a notorious trial in sixteenth-century France, The Wife of Martin Guerre follows Bertrande de Rois and her lost-and-returned husband through a tale of impersonation, conspiracy, and small-town intrigue. Their fascinating story has also inspired a bestselling historical study and two films, including The Return of Martin Guerre.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Sören Qvist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although set in seventeenth-century Denmark, The Trial of Sören Qvist has a contemporary feel and has been praised for its intriguing plot and for Lewis’s powerful writing. In this second novel in the Cases of Circumstantial Evidence, Lewis recounts the story of a murder, an investigation, and a pious town pastor who confesses to the crime, driven perhaps more by a recognition of his own moral flaws than by guilt for the acts of which he stood accused.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Monsieur Scarron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The court of Louis XIV and a modest Paris street provide the incongruous settings for this tale of a humble bookbinder, his wife, and the young craftsman who seduces her and blackmails her husband into covering up a terrible crime. This third and last case of circumstantial evidence bristles with character, the smell of blood, and considerable suspense against a backdrop of national political unrest in the cruel and dingy Paris of the seventeenth century.","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118564425968,"sku":"9780804040563","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780804040563_p0.jpg?v=1763668653","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780804040563","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}