{"product_id":"a-talent-for-murder-9781501145070","title":"A Talent for Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the real-life mystery surrounding the queen of crime herself: Agatha Christie. In this \"audacious mystery...with thrilling results\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e), Andrew Wilson investigates Christie's unexplained ten-day disappearance and offers his own gripping explanation, in which Christie is pulled into a riveting case of blackmail and murder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I wouldn't scream if I were you. Unless you want the whole world to learn about your husband and his mistress.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgatha Christie is preparing to board a train, preoccupied with the devastating knowledge that her husband is having an affair. She feels a light touch on her back, causing her to lose her balance, then a sense of someone pulling her to safety from the rush of the incoming train. So begins a terrifying sequence of events--for her rescuer is no guardian angel, rather he is a blackmailer of the most insidious, manipulative kind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"You, Mrs. Christie, are going to commit a murder. But, before then, you are going to disappear.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting about murder is a far cry from committing a crime, and Agatha must use every ounce of her cleverness and resourcefulness to thwart an adversary determined to exploit her expertise and knowledge of the act of murder to kill on his behalf. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this tantalizing novel Andrew Wilson ingeniously explores Agatha Christie's odd ten-day disappearance in 1926 and weaves an utterly compelling and convincing story around this still unsolved mystery involving the world's bestselling novelist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Wilson is an award-winning journalist and author. His work has appeared in a wide variety of publications including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagazine. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the author of four acclaimed biographies, a book about the survivors of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Lying Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e A Talent for Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e A Different Kind of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath in a Desert Land. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416448012562,"sku":"9781501145070","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ccb6ddba-0b78-484e-998e-b80c8296f3ed.jpg?v=1729421368","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-talent-for-murder-9781501145070","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}