{"product_id":"the-murderers-apprentice-9781472252722","title":"The Murderers Apprentice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDense fog masks foul play in the streets of London, as Ann Granger brings us her seventh Victorian mystery featuring Scotland Yard''s Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is March 1870. London is in the grip of fog and ice. But Scotland Yard''s Inspector Ben Ross has more than the weather to worry about when the body of a young woman is found in a dustbin at the back of a Piccadilly restaurant.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen must establish who the victim is before he can find out how and why she came to be there. His enquiries lead him first to a bootmaker in Salisbury and then to a landowner in Yorkshire.  Meanwhile, Ben''s wife, Lizzie, aided by their eagle-eyed maid, Bessie, is investigating the mystery of a girl who is apparently being kept a prisoner in her own home.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Ben pursues an increasingly complex case, Lizzie reveals a vital piece of evidence that brings him one step closer to solving the crime...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ann Granger''s crime novels:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Ann Granger's crime mysteries:\u003cbr\u003eHer usual \u003cb\u003eimpeccable plotting\u003c\/b\u003e is fully in place * Good Book Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharacterisation, as ever with Granger, is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esharp and astringent\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e clever \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003elively \u003c\/b\u003ebook -- Margaret Yorke\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e clever \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003elively \u003c\/b\u003ebook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLovely characterisation\u003c\/b\u003e and a \u003cb\u003eneat plot\u003c\/b\u003e * Yorkshire Post *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003eengrossing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estory\u003c\/b\u003e looks like the start of a \u003cb\u003ehighly enjoyable \u003c\/b\u003eseries * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eThe plot is \u003cb\u003eneat and ingenious\u003c\/b\u003e, the characters rounded and touchingly credible * Ham and High *\u003cbr\u003eFor once a\u003cb\u003e murder novel which displays a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003egentle touch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea dash of wit\u003c\/b\u003e * Northern Echo *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867205218647,"sku":"9781472252722","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472252722.jpg?v=1722282196","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-murderers-apprentice-9781472252722","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}