{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-english-murder-from-jack-the-ripper-and-sherlock-holmes-to-agatha-christie-and-alfred-hitchcock-9781605989099","title":"The Art of the English Murder: From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock","description":"\u003cp\u003e Murder--a dark, shameful deed, the last resort of the desperate or a vile tool of the greedy. And a very strange obsession. But where did this fixation develop? And what does it tell us about ourselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur fascination with crimes like these became a form of national entertainment, inspiring novels and plays, prose and paintings, poetry and true-crime journalism. At a point during the birth of the modern era, murder entered the popular psyche, and it's been a part of us ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of the English Murde\u003c\/em\u003er is a unique exploration of the art of crime--and a riveting investigation into the English criminal soul by one of our finest historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorsley, Lucy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLucy Worsley\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that manages the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House in Whitehall, and Kew Palace in England. Please visit www.lucyworsley.com.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607603974418,"sku":"9781605989099","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_81d204b6-c081-4314-92d9-0909054bb488.jpg?v=1732310766","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-english-murder-from-jack-the-ripper-and-sherlock-holmes-to-agatha-christie-and-alfred-hitchcock-9781605989099","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}