{"product_id":"9781780107516","title":"Quick and the Dead: A contemporary British mystery","description":"\u003ci\u003e“Aficionados of British crime fiction can’t get enough, and this fresh mystery will satisfy their cravings”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing outspoken female sleuth Alex Quick in the first of a brand-new mystery series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her business partner, acclaimed art historian and university professor Dr Helena Drummond, disappears, Alexandra Quick is consumed by guilt. Shortly before she vanished, Helena had complained of being menaced by a stalker, and Alex had dismissed her fears as  groundless. Now Alex, a former police detective, is determined to use her finely-honed investigative skills to find out what’s happened to her friend and colleague. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the more she uncovers, the more Alex realizes how little she really knew Dr Helena Drummond.  As it becomes increasingly clear that the woman she thought she knew so well has been keeping a great many secrets from her, Alex must decide: is Helena a victim … or is she a killer?","brand":"Severn House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47301016912112,"sku":"9781780107516","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780107516_p0.jpg?v=1769890934","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780107516","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}