{"product_id":"the-mystery-at-rake-hall-9781800754836","title":"The Mystery at Rake Hall","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn post-war Oxford, secrets lie behind every door.   In 1947, with rationing still biting and the black market thriving, university don C.S. Jack' Lewis finds himself pulled into a mystery straight from one of his friend Dorothy Sayers' novels. Susan Temple, his brightest student, has hidden herself away at Rake Hall  a hostel for unmarried, outcast mothers  and hasn't been heard from since.   With no experience beyond catching the occasional student plagiarist, Lewis is hardly a detective. But when Susan's absence continues to haunt him, he teams up with her concerned friend Lucy and together they delves into the disturbing rumours of a nasty racket at Rake Hall. Can Lewis's nose for the truth separate fact from fiction?InThe Mystery at Rake Hall, Maureen Paton  whose mother lived at the real-life Rake Hall while pregnant with Maureen  brilliantly recreates a post-war Oxford world, as well as imagining an alternative life for one of its most famous residents.","brand":"Swift Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020528812375,"sku":"9781800754836","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800754836.jpg?v=1750783652","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-mystery-at-rake-hall-9781800754836","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}