{"product_id":"the-killings-at-badgers-drift-9781631943294","title":"The Killings at Badger's Drift","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Murder most pleasing...a corking good mystery.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis award-winner is the first of the Inspector Barnaby novels and inspiration for the staggeringly popular \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders\u003c\/i\u003e TV series--24 seasons and counting! It's no wonder the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e called Caroline Graham \"simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBadger's Drift is the ideal English village, complete with vicar, bumbling local doctor, and kindly spinster with a nice line in homemade cookies. But when the spinster dies suddenly, her best friend kicks up a fuss loud enough to attract the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. And when Barnaby and his eager-beaver deputy start poking around, they uncover a swamp of ugly scandals and long-suppressed resentments seething beneath the hollyhocks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the grand English tradition of the quietly intelligent copper, Barnaby has both a bone dry sense of humor and a keen eye for what makes people tick. \u003ci\u003eBadger's Drift\u003c\/i\u003e has won the Macavity Awards for Best First Mystery and has proved itself a crime-drama classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham, Caroline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCaroline Graham\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Warwickshire, UK, on July 17, 1931. Graham received a degree in theater writing from the University of Birmingham, but she held a number of jobs before settling on writing. She attended ballet school in Paris, ran a marriage bureau, worked in a factory, served in the Royal Navy, and worked as an actress and radio broadcaster, among other things. After attempting a variety of genres, including writing for the long-running British series \u003ci\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/i\u003e, Graham wrote the first Barnaby novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Killings at Badger's Drift\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an instant hit and was eventually selected by the Crime Writers' Association as one of the hundred best crime novels of all time. Starting in 1997, the Barnaby books were adapted into the immensely successful television series Midsomer Murders; the author herself has cameos in some early episodes, and it's still running now! Graham lives in Suffolk, England.","brand":"Classic Mayhem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186342101266,"sku":"9781631943294","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1f3a446-a8b4-4f3b-a4a5-c02309d72c09.jpg?v=1754899150","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-killings-at-badgers-drift-9781631943294","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}