{"product_id":"continental-crimes-9780712356794","title":"Continental Crimes","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. Edwards\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: British Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: British Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man is forbidden to uncover the secret of the tower in a fairy-tale castle by the Rhine. A headless corpse is found in a secret garden in Paris - belonging to the city's chief of police. And a drowned man is fished from the sea off the Italian Riviera, leaving the \u003ci\u003ecarabinieri\u003c\/i\u003e to wonder why his socialite friends at the Villa Almirante are so unconcerned by his death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese are three of the scenarios in this new collection of vintage crime stories. Detective stories from the golden age and beyond have used European settings - cosmopolitan cities, rural idylls and crumbling chateaux - to explore timeless themes of revenge, deception, murder and haunting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding lesser-known stories by Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, J. Jefferson Farjeon and other classic writers, this collection reveals many hidden gems of British crime.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"British Library Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45047560077463,"sku":"9780712356794","price":795.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780712356794.webp?v=1769220788","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/continental-crimes-9780712356794","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}