{"product_id":"death-and-the-old-master-9781448314720","title":"Death and the Old Master","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCambridge University master \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Flyte Rascallian has little interest in the innocent-looking set of old paintings he inherits from his aunt Beatrice, until he takes a closer look . . . and ends up dead. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething\u003cbr\u003eis bothering Sir Flyte Rascallian, renowned art expert and Master of Hardwick\u003cbr\u003eCollege at the University of Cambridge. Are the grimy paintings he recently inherited\u003cbr\u003efrom his aunt as worthless as he claims?  Curator\u003cbr\u003eAmbrose Nussknacker believes one of the paintings could be a genuine Rembrandt.\u003cbr\u003eWhy is Sir Flyte so reluctant to get it authenticated, and so determined to avoid\u003cbr\u003ethe tributes due to the discovery of one of the world's great lost treasures?  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Sir\u003cbr\u003eFlyte is found murdered in the Master's Lodge, Detective Chief Inspector Arthur\u003cbr\u003eSt. Just must unravel his unusual actions to solve the death of the old master.\u003cbr\u003eCollege fellows, staff, and students all agree something was amiss. But as St.\u003cbr\u003eJust investigates, he quickly becomes entangled in a web of deception following\u003cbr\u003ethe trail of priceless artwork people would kill to possess.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of M.C. Beaton and Dorothy Sayers will love this entertaining mystery featuring delightfully eccentric characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalliet, G. M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAgatha Award-winning \u003cb\u003eG.M. Malliet\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of two traditional mystery series and a standalone novel set in England. The first entry in the DCI St. Just series, \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Cozy Writer\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for Macavity and Anthony Awards. The Rev. Max Tudor series has been nominated for many awards as have several of her short stories appearing in \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Strand\u003c\/i\u003e. The Augusta Hawke mysteries, of which \u003ci\u003eInvitation to a Killer \u003c\/i\u003eis the second, are her first novels set in the U.S., where she and her husband now live. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.gmmalliet.com","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878372413714,"sku":"9781448314720","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ebc2f49-f803-4040-94b6-c27db4a8ff2f.jpg?v=1753185865","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-and-the-old-master-9781448314720","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}