{"product_id":"a-quiet-life-in-the-country-9781503938267","title":"A Quiet Life in the Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eLady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lady Hardcastle and Flo delve deeper into rural rivalries and resentment, they uncover a web of intrigue that extends far beyond the village. With almost no one free from suspicion, they can be certain of only one fact: there is no such thing as a quiet life in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised edition: This edition of \u003ci\u003eA Quiet Life In The Country\u003c\/i\u003e includes editorial revisions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKinsey, T. E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eT E Kinsey grew up in London and read history at Bristol University. He worked for a number of years as a magazine features writer before falling into the glamorous world of the Internet, where he edited content for a very famous entertainment website for quite a few years more. After helping to raise three children, learning to scuba dive and to play the drums and the mandolin (though never, disappointingly, all at the same time), he decided the time was right to get back to writing. \u003ci\u003eIn the Market for Murder\u003c\/i\u003e is the second in a series of mysteries starring Lady Hardcastle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can follow him on Twitter--@tekinsey--and also find him on Facebook: www.facebook.com\/tekinsey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620110405906,"sku":"9781503938267","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43f0a09f-2f89-44ab-b1a8-465e0b809114.jpg?v=1732560712","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-quiet-life-in-the-country-9781503938267","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}