{"product_id":"9781780334196","title":"A Grave Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerity Browne and Lord Edward Corinth are attending a memorial in Westminster when the service is interrupted by a young woman's desperate cry for help. Too late, they find Maude Pitt-Messanger's father slumped in his seat, stabbed to death with an ancient Assyrian dagger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerity travels to Swifts Hill, Sir Simon Castlewood's Kent estate, to investigate the murder, where she begins to discover more about Maud's father: the old man was selfish and cruel, and had prevented Maude from marrying the man she loved, making his daughter's life miserable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Maud herself is stabbed to death with a dagger from Sir Castlewood archaeological collection, Edward and Verity join forces to unmask the killer. However, Verity's growing attraction to young German aristocrat Adam von Trott drives a wedge between the two friends - bringing them both unhappiness and endangering the outcome of their investigation...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for David Roberts:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A classic murder mystery [...] and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths' Charles Osborne, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A really well-crafted and charming mystery story' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131110932720,"sku":"9781780334196","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780334196_p0.jpg?v=1763713477","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780334196","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}