{"product_id":"the-lover-of-the-grave","title":"Lover of the Grave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the No.1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ashes of London\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Fire Court\u003c\/i\u003e, this is the third instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the coldest night of the year, they find the man's body.  He is dangling from the Hanging Tree on the outskirts of a village near Lydmouth, with his trousers round his ankles.  Is it suicide, murder, or accidental death resulting from some bizarre sexual practice?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalist Jill Francis and Detective Inspector Thornhill become involved in the case in separate ways.  Jill is also drawn unwillingly into the affairs of the small public school where the dead man taught. Meanwhile a Peeping Tom is preying upon Lydmouth; Jill has just moved into her own house and is afraid she is being watched.  And there are more distractions, on a personal level, for policeman and reporter . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eexcellent writer\u003c\/b\u003e. He plots with care and intelligence and the solution to the mystery is satisfyingly \u003cb\u003echilling\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003emost under-rated crime writer in Britain\u003c\/b\u003e today' \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is \u003cb\u003eno denying Taylor's talent\u003c\/b\u003e, his prose exudes a quality uncommon among his contemporaries' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32039658684499,"sku":"","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780340617151.jpg?v=1778516134","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-lover-of-the-grave","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}