{"product_id":"9781504048088","title":"Seven Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gripping novella from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of the Inspector Banks Mysteries and a “master of the art” (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Retired Cambridge professor Donald Aitcheson loves scouring antiquarian bookshops for secondhand treasures—as much as he loathes the scribbled marginalia from their previous owners. But when he comes upon an inscription in a volume of Robert Browning’s poetry, he’s less irritated than disturbed. This wasn’t once a gift to an unwitting woman. It was a threat—insidious, suggestively sick, and terribly intriguing.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Now Aitcheson’s imagination is running wild. Was it a sordid teacher-pupil affair that ended in betrayal? A scorned lover’s first salvo in a campaign of terror? The taunt of an obsessive psychopath? Then again, it could be nothing more than a tasteless joke between friends.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As his curiosity gets the better of him, Aitcheson can’t resist playing detective. But when his investigation leads to a remote girls’ boarding school in the Lincolnshire flatlands, and into the confidence of its headmistress, he soon discovers the consequences of reading between the lines.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Peter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Robinson is equally skilled at reflecting procedural details and treating his flesh-and-blood characters—despite their flaws—with compassion and humor.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Robinson is good at producing ingenious mysteries and this one doesn’t disappoint.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eFriend of the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136919781616,"sku":"9781504048088","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504048088_p0.jpg?v=1769898018","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504048088","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}