{"product_id":"in-the-market-for-murder-9781503938298","title":"In the Market for Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and all-round eccentric, is enjoying a well-deserved rest. But a week after a trip to the cattle market, Spencer Caradine, a local farmer, turns up dead in the pub, face-down in his beef and mushroom pie. Once again, it is up to Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, to solve the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with wit and whimsy, not to mention Florence's mean right hook, the pair set out to discover what really happened and why. Was it poison or just ill luck?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they delve further into their investigation, they encounter a theft where nothing is stolen, a s?ance with a troubled ghost and an ever-increasing number of Spencer's family and friends who might just have motive for murder. One thing's for sure: Lady Hardcastle has a mystery on her hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised edition: Previously published as \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit is Willing\u003c\/i\u003e, this edition of \u003ci\u003eIn The Market For Murder\u003c\/i\u003e includes editorial revisions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKinsey, T. E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"T E Kinsey grew up in London and read history at Bristol University. He worked for a number of years as a magazine features writer before falling into the glamorous world of the Internet, where he edited content for a very famous entertainment website for quite a few years more. After helping to raise three children, learning to scuba dive and to play the drums and the mandolin (though never, disappointingly, all at the same time), he decided the time was right to get back to writing. A Quiet Life in the Country is the first in a series of mysteries starring Lady Hardcastle. You can follow him on Twitter - @tekinsey - and also find him on Facebook: www.facebook.com\/tekinsey.\"","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650002981138,"sku":"9781503938298","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b128a229-d252-4f3f-a300-9da2ab13378b.jpg?v=1733280109","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-market-for-murder-9781503938298","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}