{"product_id":"9781681497402","title":"The Sleeping Witness: A Father Gabriel Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this unusual murder mystery, the tranquility of Saint Mary's Abbey is shattered by the discovery of a gruesome crime in a cottage on the abbey grounds. A foreign artist and war hero seeking refuge from the world has been murdered. Marie Paige, the frail, sickly wife of the village doctor, lies beside him beaten into a coma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe police arrest Marie's husband, convinced that they are looking at a crime of passion. But Dr. Paige finds himself with an unlikely champion: Fr. Gabriel, a blundering but brilliant Benedictine priest who believes in his innocence and feels compelled to search for the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a country struggling to come to terms with the devastation of the Second World War, even a secluded English village has its share of secrets and broken lives. It is not long before Fr. Gabriel and his companions find themselves embarking on a dangerous journey into the victims' troubled war histories and a chapter of Europe's bloodiest conflict that is almost too terrible to be acknowledged.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149988610288,"sku":"9781681497402","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681497402_p0.jpg?v=1763693379","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681497402","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}