{"product_id":"fear-in-the-sunlight-9780062195432","title":"Fear in the Sunlight","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicola Upson blends biography and fiction, excitement and menace, and a touch of Alfred Hitchcock in \u003cem\u003eFear in the Sunlight\u003c\/em\u003e, a mystery starring real-life writer Josephine Tey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1936: Josephine Tey joins her friends in the resort village of Portmeirion to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville, are there to sign a deal to film Josephine's novel, \u003cem\u003eA Shilling for Candles\u003c\/em\u003e, and Alfred Hitchcock has one or two tricks up his sleeve to keep the holiday party entertained--and expose their deepest fears. But things get out of hand when one of Hollywood's leading actresses is brutally slashed to death in a cemetery near the village. The following day, fear and suspicion take over in a setting where nothing--and no one--is quite what it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased in part on the life of Josephine Tey--one of the most popular, best-loved crime writers of the Golden Age, Nicola Upson's \u003cem\u003eFear in the Sunlight\u003c\/em\u003e features legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock as a prominent character--and features the classic suspense and psychological tension that fans of Hitchcock films love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpson, Nicola:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNicola Upson is the author of five previous Josephine Tey mysteries, including \u003cem\u003eAn Expert in Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, and two works of nonfiction. She has worked in theater and as a freelance journalist. A recipient of an Escalator Award from the Arts Council England, she splits her time between Cambridge and Cornwall. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513758355730,"sku":"9780062195432","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82c74170-323c-4394-bf09-fe2d52766c70.jpg?v=1730966530","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fear-in-the-sunlight-9780062195432","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}