{"product_id":"9781848767515","title":"The Statue of Three Lies","description":"When Jack Ramsden, a cabinet-maker and designer of stage props for magicians, was preparing his annual illusion for his wife's birthday, he was killed by a shot from a rifle on a stand. The problem was - he was alone in the room when the shot was fired and the door and windows were locked. A verdict of death by misadventure was declared at the inquest. Fourteen years later the official findings are being questioned by at least one member of his family. \u003cp\u003eProfessor Giles Dawson, a London historian specialising in magic and the great illusionists, receives a cryptic letter from Laura, Jack Ramsden's daughter whom he knew as a child. The letter urges him to return for her mother's 70th birthday celebrations to help prove that her father's death had been murder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiles accepts the invitation and, during a weekend fraught with danger, he comes face to face with everyone who was present on the night Jack Ramsden died. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCertain entries in the dead man's diary require explanation and a subsequent visit to the United States focusses his mind on the truth behind a mystery of baffling proportions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Statue of Three Lies is a thrilling 'locked room' murder mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Troubador Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019092934896,"sku":"9781848767515","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848767515_p0.jpg?v=1763752332","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848767515","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}