{"product_id":"9781911579229","title":"What Dread Hand?: A Benvenuto Brown Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore she could touch him she saw it—the handle of a weapon sticking out between his shoulder-blades.\u003c\/em\u003e Playwright Martin Pitt’s acclaimed new play, \u003cem\u003eThe Lily Flower\u003c\/em\u003e, is having its London premiere. When the curtain rises, in attendance are the lovely Julia Dallas; Lord Charles Kulligrew; absent-minded professor Edward Milk and his opinionated spinster sister, Agatha; and Julia’s friend Benvenuto Brown, the accomplished artist and amateur sleuth. Before the evening is through, rave notices for the play will have to sit beside the reports of a grisly murder which takes place during the performance itself. Benvenuto Brown’s investigation will take him far beyond theatreland, to France and the suspected lair of an assassin …\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Dread Hand?\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1932. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Miss Gill is a consummate artist … [Her work] may be unhesitatingly recommended to detective fiction fans and others who want to be converted.” \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Eagle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137160495344,"sku":"9781911579229","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911579229_p0.jpg?v=1763631037","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911579229","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}