{"product_id":"9781504047869","title":"In the Balance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis first wife died suddenly—and his wealthy new bride may be about to meet a similar fate . . .\u003c\/b\u003e    Former schoolteacher Miss Maud Silver is on her way back to London when, with a violent shudder of the train, a young woman is thrust into her compartment. She’s beautiful, well dressed, newly married, and wealthy—a lethal combination. In a state of shock, Lisle Jerningham explains that she fled her home in a hurry after overhearing a sinister conversation. Her new husband’s first wife died in an apparent accident, and the resultant infusion of cash saved his family home. Now, he’s broke again—and attempting to engineer a second convenient mishap. Miss Silver is unsure whether the drama is real or a figment of Lisle’s imagination—but if this frightened young lady is a target for murder, the killer will have to deal with the governess-turned-sleuth first.  Starring a mature sleuth who “has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot”, \u003ci\u003eIn the Balance \u003c\/i\u003e is a classic British mystery ( \u003ci\u003eManchester Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e ).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038960369904,"sku":"9781504047869","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504047869_p0.jpg?v=1763711254","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504047869","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}