{"product_id":"9781399731478","title":"D is for Death","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Harriet F. Townson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLondon, Greater London | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Crime \u0026amp; mystery | Adult \u0026amp; contemporary romance\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 2024 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 304 pages, N\/A \u003cbr\u003e240mm x 156mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eD is for Death heralds the launch of a brilliant historical crime series that marries the quality of Dorothy L. Sayers with the ingenuity of Janice Hallett - and in Dora Wildwood introduces a character with the spark and gusto of Enola Holmes and the detective skill of Miss Marple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1935.  Dora Wildwood is escaping a most unsuitable marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's on the first train to London, having smuggled herself out of the house at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edead of night, like all the best books. She plans to go straight to her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egodmother Lady Dreda Uglow, the only woman she knows who seems to live life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon her own terms, and ask to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut unsuitable marriages usually feature unsuitable fiancés, and Dora's is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emore persistent than most. As she flees across town, trying to outrun the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eloathsome Charles Silk-Butters, Dora ducks into the London Library to hide,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003easking the quizzical but kind Ben Stark and the clever Miss Amani for help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it is there, surrounded by books, where she should feel most safe, that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDora Wildwood most unfortunately stumbles across her first dead body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving been thrown into the middle of a murder scene, it's now impossible to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewalk away. Indeed, Dora's certain she will prove an invaluable help to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egruff Detective Inspector Fox who swiftly arrives on the scene. For as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeveryone knows, it's the woman in the room who always sees more than anyone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eelse: and no one more so than Dora herself...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'So good and funny ... bristling with loveable characters' LAURA WOOD'I am now a Dora addict ... so wonderful' NATASHA POLISZCZUK\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41135616917639,"sku":"9781399731478","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781399731478.jpg?v=1711637348","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781399731478","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}