{"product_id":"death-at-the-playhouses-lowe-and-le-breton-mysteries-9781803368221","title":"Death at the Playhouses: Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries","description":"\u003cb\u003eA second witty, fun, 1970s-set whodunnit in the Lowe and Le Breton mysteries series, featuring two ageing actors attempting to solve a murder after their famous co-star is found dead in a doorway outside the theatre in which they're performing. Nostalgic cosy crime that's perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Death \u0026amp; Croissants.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1971 and, in between filming seasons of \u003ci\u003eFloggit and Leggit\u003c\/i\u003e, ageing actors Edward Lowe and John Le Breton sign up for a short run of Shakespearean tragedies at the Bolton Playhouse. But, once in Lancashire, they discover they have been invited to join the theatre's repertory company for two reasons - because the company manager is keen to take advantage of the publicity surrounding their successful BBC comedy series, and because Sir Nathaniel Thompson, the much-lauded star of the show and knight of the realm, has been sacked for drunkenness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn fears an awkward scene, should Thompson - who he knew during the war - return to reclaim his job, but when the great actor's body is found, bludgeoned to death in a nearby alleyway, the unlikely crime-solving duo find themselves investigating another fiendish mystery that takes them from the northwest of England to the Netherlands, and which, rather inconveniently, seems to have John's ex-wife Sally at its heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath at the Playhouses\u003c\/i\u003e is the second in The Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuart Douglas is an author and editor based in Edinburgh. He runs Obverse Books, and has written four Sherlock Holmes novels for Titan Books. In 2016, he co-created the award winning Black Archive series of books, and has also written and edited novellas and short story anthologies for several publishers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Titan Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185712726290,"sku":"9781803368221","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7643e7d-55a3-4b7a-bc63-a7c5c7137f31.jpg?v=1744585662","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-at-the-playhouses-lowe-and-le-breton-mysteries-9781803368221","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}