{"product_id":"the-killings-at-badgers-drift-9781472243652","title":"The Killings at Badgers Drift","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''Simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie'' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed by the CWAs as one of ''The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time'', \u003ci\u003eThe Killings at Badger''s Drift\u003c\/i\u003e is the first spectacular novel in the \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders\u003c\/i\u003e  series by Caroline Graham, the novel that inspired the ITV hit drama, now featuring an exclusive foreword by John Nettles who played best-loved TV detective and star of \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, DCI Tom Barnaby.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you love Agatha Christie, M C Beaton and James Runcie''s \u003ci\u003eThe Grantchester Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e, you won''t be able to get enough of the \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders \u003c\/i\u003emysteries.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe village of Badger''s Drift is the essence of tranquillity. But when resident and well-loved spinster Miss Simpson takes a stroll in the nearby woods, she stumbles across something she was never meant to see, and there''s only one way to keep her quiet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Simpson''s death is not suspi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mystery of which Agatha Christie would have been proud. . . A beautifully written crime novel * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eTension builds, bitchery flares, resentment seethes . . . lots of atmosphere, colourful characters and fair clues * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eEveryone gets what they deserve in this high-class mystery * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA witty, well-plotted, absolute joy of a book * Yorkshire Post *\u003cbr\u003eA treat . . . haunting stuff * Woman's Realm *\u003cbr\u003eSwift, tense and highly alarming * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eLots of excellent character sketches . . . and the dialogue is lively and convincing * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eHard to praise highly enough * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eHer books are not just great whodunits but great novels in their own right -- Julie Burchill\u003cbr\u003eEnlivened by a very sardonic wit and turn of phrase, the narrative drive never falters * Birmingham Post *\u003cbr\u003eRead her and you'll be astonished . . . very sexy, very hip and very funny * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eThe mystery is intriguing, the wit shafts through like sunlight . . . do not miss this book * Family Circle *\u003cbr\u003eWickedly acid, yet sympathetic * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eOne to savour -- Val McDermid\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739427483991,"sku":"9781472243652","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-killings-at-badgers-drift-9781472243652","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}