{"product_id":"the-lizard-in-the-cup-9781504005043","title":"The Lizard in the Cup","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ex-Scotland Yard superintendent is caught up in an international mystery: “The most original crime novelist to appear for a long, long time.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The West Indies island of Hog’s Cay is soon to open for tourism, but the money behind the deal comes from the Mafia, which is ready to turn the island into the next Vegas. And the politicos in charge have given Greek tycoon Thanassi Thanatos the contract. That’s where James Pibble comes in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The former Scotland Yard superintendent has come to Thanatos’s hideaway on the Ionian island of Hyos to protect the Greek tycoon from the Mob, which doesn’t like anyone muscling in on its territory. Rumor has it the crooks are eyeing Hyos for their booming drug-smuggling trade. Throw in British intelligence and a clandestine American operation, and you’ve got an international free-for-all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The mystery deepens when Pibble uncovers a monastery led by Fathers Polydore and Chrysostom, who may be the richest men on the island. And why is an English artist named Nancy living in a primitive hut? The answers may lie in a myth about a lizard called the \u003ci\u003esamimithi\u003c\/i\u003e, a harbinger of violent death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With superstition and distrust running rampant, Pibble races to stop a conspiracy set in motion by an obsessive love with the power to kill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Lizard in the Cup \u003ci\u003eis the 5th book in the James Pibble Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Dickinson’s] best yet.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The most original crime novelist to appear for a long, long time.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Coruscating.” —\u003ci\u003eBooks and Bookmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Peter Dickinson’s crime novels are streets ahead of others for interest and ingenuity.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The story is, as might be expected from Peter Dickinson, a beautiful and bewildering set of complications taut with breathtaking suspense.” —Louis Untermeyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Among the authors who can be relied upon to hit the jackpot time and time again Peter Dickinson’s place is secure.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Your wits are needed. . . . This study of trust is his best yet.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London)","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187913417047,"sku":"9781504005043","price":16.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lizard-in-the-cup-9781504005043","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}