{"product_id":"9781402227813","title":"They Found Him Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne heir after another turns up dead...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party is marred by argument and dissension amongst his family, and then the next morning, Kane is found dead. The coroner's verdict of death by misadventure would seem to confirm that Silas accidentally lost his way in the fog. But then his heir is shot, and threats are made against the next in line to inherit his fortune. The redoubtable Superintendent Hannasyde is called in to investigate. All clues point to an apparently innocuous eighty-year-old woman, but as the Inspector delves further into the case, he discovers that nothing is quite as it seems...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e PRAISE FOR THEY FOUND HIM DEAD: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ranks alongside such incomparable whodunit authors as Christie, Marsh, Tey, and Allingham.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author introduces us to enough lively and interesting people to make the book attractive even without its ingenious detective plot.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me... I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word 'Go'.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDorothy L. Sayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e More Praise for Miss Heyer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Our Georgette Heyer display of the Sourcebooks reprints has been a huge success, not only to those early fans like myself, but to many new readers who appreciate her style and wit.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNancy Olson, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKatie Fforde \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late Georgette Heyer was a very private woman. Her historical novels have charmed and delighted millions of readers for decades, though she rarely reached out to the public to discuss her works or private life. It is known that she was born in Wimbledon in August 1902, and her first novel, The Black Moth, was published in 1921. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeyer published 56 books over the next 53 years, until her death from lung cancer in 1974. Heyer's large volume of works included Regency romances, mysteries and historical fiction. Known also as the Queen of Regency romance, Heyer was legendary for her research, historical accuracy and her extraordinary plots and characterizations. Her last book, My Lord John, was published posthumously in 1975. She was married to George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer, and they had one son together, Richard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181867352304,"sku":"9781402227813","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402227813_p0.jpg?v=1763714608","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402227813","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}