{"product_id":"marion-lane-and-the-midnight-murder-9781409196655","title":"Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The most fun I''ve had with a book this year. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery page is a delight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey were a band of mysterious private detectives who lived beneath the streets of London...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1958. \u003c\/b\u003eElaborately disguised and hidden deep beneath the city''s streets lies the world of Miss Brickett''s, a secret detective agency. From traversing deceptive escape rooms, to engineering almost magical mechanical gadgets, apprentice detectives at Miss Brickett''s undergo rigorous training to equip them with the skills and knowledge they will need to solve the mysteries that confound London''s police force.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut nothing can prepare 23-year-old apprentice Marion Lane for what happens after the arrest of her friend and mentor, Frank, on suspicion of murder: he tasks Marion with clearing his name and saving his life. Her investigation will place Marion and her friends in great per\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most fun I've had with a book this year\u003c\/b\u003e. Every page is a \u003cb\u003edelight\u003c\/b\u003e, the worldbuilding is \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e, and the mystery \u003cb\u003egot its hooks into me from the first chapter\u003c\/b\u003e * Stuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrackles with invention and surprise\u003c\/b\u003e-the wondrous gadgetry, the moody settings, the endearing heroine and the struggles she's endured-and Willberg weaves it all together around a \u003cb\u003eperfectly puzzling locked-room whodunnit\u003c\/b\u003e * Matthew Sullivan, author of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003etantalizing, steampunk-flavored mystery... \u003c\/b\u003eDelicious fun! * Helene Wecker, author of The Golem and the Jinni *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836921233751,"sku":"9781409196655","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781409196655.jpg?v=1710385948","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/marion-lane-and-the-midnight-murder-9781409196655","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}