{"product_id":"the-black-hills-9781780291215","title":"The Black Hills","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Grand \u0026amp; Batchelor Victorian mystery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarch, 1875. \u003c\/i\u003eAlthough he has never had much time for George Custer, hero of the American Civil War and Commander of the 7th Cavalry, Matthew Grand feels duty bound to respond to a call for help from his West Point contemporary. Arriving at Fort Abraham Lincoln, deep in Dakota territory, private enquiry agents Grand and Batchelor discover the fort to be a powder keg of rumour and suspicion, petty rivalries, resentments - and closely-guarded secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a body is discovered during a routine scouting patrol, some of those secrets rise uncomfortably close to the surface. Are the Lakota Sioux responsible? Or does the killer lie closer to home? Could it have been a case of mistaken identity - and was Custer himself the real target? The General has made many enemies - but does someone have a good enough reason to kill him?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887653302615,"sku":"9781780291215","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781780291215.jpg?v=1722545588","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-black-hills-9781780291215","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}