{"product_id":"death-has-deep-roots-a-second-world-war-mystery-9781492699538","title":"Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eager London crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, hotel worker, ex-French Resistance fighter, and the only logical suspect for the murder of her supposed lover, Major Eric Thoseby. Lamartine--who once escaped from the clutches of the Gestapo--is set to meet her end at the gallows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne final opportunity remains: the defendant calls on solicitor Nap Rumbold to replace the defence counsel, and grants an eight-day reprieve from the proceedings. Without any time to spare, Rumbold boards a ferry across the Channel, tracing the roots of the brutal murder back into the war-torn past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpertly combining authentic courtroom drama at the Old Bailey with a perilous quest for evidence across France, \u003cem\u003eDeath Has Deep Roots\u003c\/em\u003e is an unorthodox marvel of the mystery genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilbert, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Gilbert (1912-2006) was a founding member of the Crime Writers' Association. He wrote thrillers, police procedurals and espionage novels that rank among the highest and most varied achievements of British crime writing in the second half of the twentieth century.","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556786442514,"sku":"9781492699538","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5f7ec282-9c74-4c5b-9a1b-c48432b5b6b1.jpg?v=1731764600","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-has-deep-roots-a-second-world-war-mystery-9781492699538","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}