{"product_id":"playing-dead-9781448312962","title":"Playing Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMembers of the Detection Club, the most prestigious group of crime writers in the world, celebrate the eightieth birthday of their former president \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e the original king of cozy crime, Simon Brett \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e with this stunning collection of all-new short stories. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA long-married crime-writing couple plot murder most horrid, with a jaw-dropping twist . . . A group of school friends dig up a long-buried dark secret . . . A widower joins a local amdram society, with surprisingly dramatic results . . . A deranged fan stalks a celebrated TV personality . . . An online romance turns sour . . . and much, much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom police procedurals to the sharpest satire, from historical mystery to dark and twisted chillers, these twenty-two original tales, written by some of Britain?s most remarkable bestselling authors, are essential reading for crime and mystery fans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith stories by \u003cb\u003eAbir Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAline Templeton\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlison Joseph\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCatherine Aird, Christopher Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDavid Stuart Davies\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFrances Brody\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKate Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eL.C. Tyler\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLiza Cody\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLynne Truss\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMartin Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMichael Jecks\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMichael Ridpath\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMichael Z. Lewin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePeter Lovesey\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRuth Dudley Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e ? and last, but very much not least, \u003cb\u003eSimon Brett\u003c\/b\u003e, who?s brought back his much-loved amateur sleuth, washed-up actor Charles Paris, to tread the boards once again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578008965463,"sku":"9781448312962","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781448312962.jpg?v=1746097566","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/playing-dead-9781448312962","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}