{"product_id":"9781909609891","title":"Lestrade and the Guardian Angel","description":"Knee deep in murder, in his forty-third year. Sholto Lestrade wouldn't have it any other way.\u003cp\u003eThe first victim in a series of bizarre killings is a Captain of the Life Guards, who is found in the Thames at Shadwell Stair, with a war medal wedged between his teeth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLestrade's next summons is to the underground caves at Wookey Hole where the demise of an Egyptologist - a scarab clamped between his molars - prompts the question: can a man dead for thousands of years reach beyond the grave and commit murder?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe further death of a young subaltern on picquet duty (this time a locket is his dying mouthful) forces Lestrade to go undercover in the Yeomanry and become a barrack-room lawyer of incisive command. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the body count rapidly rises, Lestrade combines a volatile lifestyle with dinner at Blenheim Palace, a near-fatal trip in an air balloon, a disastrous cycle tour, and a masterful mediation in East End gang warfare in the Ratcliffe Highway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It's an authentic whodunnit with a surprising twist at the end you'll kick yourself for not guessing sooner.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePunch\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49783735648496,"sku":"9781909609891","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909609891","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}