{"product_id":"the-final-beat-of-the-drum-9781448307074","title":"The Final Beat of the Drum","description":"Despite being retired from the Force, ex-DCI Monika Paniatowski doesn't hesitate to help when her former sergeant, Kate Meadows, gets mixed up in a crime she didn't commit. But as Monika gets deeper into the investigation, she's forced to ask herself the unthinkable: is Kate really innocent, or is she helping her old friend get away with murder?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Spencer \u003c\/b\u003eworked as a teacher both in England and Iran - where she witnessed the fall of the Shah. She now lives on the Costa Blanca with her partner, one cat, two dogs and innumerable fruit trees. Having once been an almost fanatical mah-jong player, she is now obsessed with duplicate bridge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As well as the DCI Monika Paniatowski mysteries, Spencer is also the author of the successful Chief Inspector Woodend mysteries, the Inspector Blackstone series and the Jennie Redhead series.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50522304938258,"sku":"9781448307074","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5114a852-e02b-42ca-86a1-d08303787078.jpg?v=1731115332","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-final-beat-of-the-drum-9781448307074","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}