{"product_id":"9781569478066","title":"The Circle (Inspector Mallin Series #1)","description":"Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe House Sitter\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lovesey loves strong women, cerebral killers and diabolical puzzles—the very ingredients that make \u003ci\u003eThe House Sitter\u003c\/i\u003e one of the most cunning mysteries in his Peter Diamond series.” —Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The book sings along in great style.”—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Elegant and suspenseful.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An extraordinary mystery.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is Lovesey at his best.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An ingenious and complex novel.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] tour de force.”—\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen van driver Bob Naylor, who likes to write jingles, is prodded by his teenage daughter into joining the Chichester Writers’ Circle, he scarcely expects to find that, among the anticipated set of literary snobs, he will be rubbing elbows with one—or more—potential victims of murder by arson. The members come from all walks of life and practice all forms of writing, from torrid romances to household hints, but there seems to be nothing to cause a serial killer to choose his victims from among them. But as the killer strikes again and again, Bob becomes a suspect. In order to free himself from suspicion and save himself from going up in flames, he will have to cooperate with formidable CID Chief Inspector Henrietta Mallin—Inspector Peter Diamond’s opposite number from \u003ci\u003eThe House Sitter\u003c\/i\u003e. It begins to appear that amongst the potential victims in this circle are one or more murderers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Lovesey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 24 highly praised mysteries and has been awarded The Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold, Silver and Diamond Daggers, as well as many US honors. He lives in West Sussex, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Soho Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128769069296,"sku":"9781569478066","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781569478066_p0.jpg?v=1763790791","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781569478066","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}