{"product_id":"9781453288252","title":"Burley Cross Postbox Theft","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Man Booker Prize–nominated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Yips \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an epistolary novel of startling originality \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading other people’s letters is always a guilty pleasure. But for PC Roger Topping, who is contemplating a cache of twenty-seven undelivered missives retrieved from a back alley in Skipton, it’s also work. The quaint English village of Burley Cross has been plunged into turmoil by the theft of the contents of its postbox, and no one is above suspicion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Topping’s investigation into the curtain-twitching lives of the eminently respectable Burley Cross residents not only uncovers the dark underbelly of his beat, but reveals an unknown strength of character buried deep within the young flatfoot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe denizens of Burley Cross inhabit a world of epic pettiness, where secrets are the currency. They plunge into complaints about dog shit, amateur dramatics, and an Auction of Promises that goes staggeringly wrong. Nicola Barker’s epistolary novel is a work of immense comic range, sparkling, disquieting, and thrilling all at once.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179894391024,"sku":"9781453288252","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453288252_p0.jpg?v=1763851539","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453288252","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}