{"product_id":"playing-for-the-ashes-9780553385496","title":"Playing for the Ashes","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"Those who haven't discovered Elizabeth George . . . should rush to read \u003ci\u003ePlaying for the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003eUs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The story begins with my father, actually, and the fact that I'm the one who's answerable for his death. It was not my first crime, as you will see, but it is the one my mother couldn't forgive.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession in \u003ci\u003ePlaying for the Ashes, \u003c\/i\u003e a rich tale of passion, murder, and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers once again find themselves embroiled in a case where nothing--and no one--is really what it seems. Intense, suspenseful, and brilliantly written, \u003ci\u003ePlaying for the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a treasure\" (\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth George's first novel, \u003cb\u003eA Great Deliverance\u003c\/b\u003e, was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Litt?rature Polici?re. Her third novel, \u003cb\u003eWell-Schooled in Murder\u003c\/b\u003e, was awarded the prestigious German prize for suspense fiction, the MIMI. \u003cb\u003eA Suitable Vengeance, For the Sake of Elena, Missing Joseph, Playing for the Ashes, In the Presence of the Enemy, Deception on His Mind, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, A Traitor to Memory\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eI, Richard\u003c\/b\u003e were international bestsellers. Elizabeth George divides her time between Huntington Beach, California, and London. Her novels are currently being dramatized by the BBC.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51176219869458,"sku":"9780553385496","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58746550-a989-4fdc-98ac-5c7f840d9b6a.jpg?v=1744296296","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/playing-for-the-ashes-9780553385496","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}