{"product_id":"the-margaret-code-9781454960508","title":"The Margaret Code","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this bittersweet, hilarious, and suspenseful crime debut, a grandmother with a failing memory teams up with her grandson to solve the mysterious murder of her friend and neighbor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Margaret Winterbottom, 89, has lived on Garnon Crescent her entire life--except for a few years she never talks about. She knows all the neighbors: their lives, their hopes, their heartbreaks. Only recently, Margaret's memory isn't what it used to be. She's sure Barbara, her best friend and neighbor, told her something very important . . . but what? \u003cbr\u003e ​When Barbara is found dead in an apparent homicide, Margaret is determined to recover the missing memory. Margaret and her grandson, James, begin investigating, but soon strange things begin happening in her home--objects moving and cropping up in odd places, the television turning on by itself. Some believe her memory is worsening, but Margaret knows somebody wants her out of the way because she holds the key to solving the case--if only she could recall where she put it . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Emma Healey's\u003ci\u003e Elizabeth Is Missing\u003c\/i\u003e, Helene Tursten's \u003ci\u003eAn Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Thorogood's \u003ci\u003eThe Marlow Murder Club\u003c\/i\u003e, and Hulu's \u003ci\u003eOnly Murders in the Building\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Hooton\u003c\/b\u003e has received numerous prizes for his short fiction. After a career in journalism, Richard now works in communications. \u003ci\u003eThe Margaret Code\u003c\/i\u003e, his debut novel, is inspired by the author's relationship with his grandmother, who died of Alzheimer's when he was a teenager. Richard lives in Manchester, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199984894226,"sku":"9781454960508","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8287df2c-3580-48b3-9046-be7a31aed6ac.jpg?v=1744887851","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-margaret-code-9781454960508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}