{"product_id":"9781443469623","title":"Marble Hall Murders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMurder links past and present once again in this mind-boggling metafictional mystery from Anthony Horowitz—another tribute to the golden age of Agatha Christie featuring detective Atticus Pund and editor Susan Ryland, stars of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eMagpie Murders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMoonflower Murders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor Susan Ryeland has left her Greek island, her hotel, and her Greek boyfriend, Andreas, in search of a new life back in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreelancing for Causton Books, she’s working on the manuscript of a novel, \u003cem\u003ePund’s Last Case\u003c\/em\u003e, by a young author named Eliot Crace, a continuation of the popular Alan Conway series. Susan is surprised to learn that Eliot is the grandson of legendary children’s author Marian Crace, who died some fifteen years ago—murdered, Eliot insists, by poison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Susan begins to read the manuscript’s opening chapters, the skeptical editor is relieved to find that \u003cem\u003ePund’s Last Case\u003c\/em\u003e is actually very good. Set in the South of France, it revolves around the mysterious death of Lady Margaret Chalfont, who, though mortally ill, is poisoned—perhaps by a member of her own family. But who did it? And why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deeper Susan reads, the more it becomes clear that the clues leading to the truth of Marian Crace’s death are hidden within this Atticus Pund mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Eliot’s accusation becomes more plausible, his behaviour grows increasingly erratic. Then he is suddenly killed in a hit-and-run accident, and Susan finds herself under police scrutiny as a suspect in his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree mysterious deaths. Multiple motives and possible murderers. If Susan doesn’t solve the mystery of \u003cem\u003ePund’s Last Case\u003c\/em\u003e, she may well be the next victim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Rough front","offer_id":49979284652389,"sku":"9781443469623","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3e48a8da-26ee-4f3d-a567-f6569a4b7184.jpg?v=1759418680","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9781443469623","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}