{"product_id":"the-red-queen-9780802164940","title":"The Red Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sudden murder in an English village pub sets off the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003etwenty-sixth novel in the bestselling series starring superintendent Richard Jury, from bestselling author Martha Grimes, still \"one of the most fascinating mystery writers today\" (\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne calm night in Twickenham, a businessman named Tom Treadnor is shot off his barstool at The Queen pub. Superintendent Richard Jury is called in to investigate, and quickly realizes that everyone in Treadnor's life - from his widow, Alice, to the staff at his manor, to his business partner had differing opinions of him. And to complicate things further, Jury has just happened upon a photo in a newspaper of a man in the United States, who is a dead ringer for Treadnor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Wiggins, Jury's partner at New Scotland Yard, becomes sidetracked by an investigation of his own: His sister, missing for years and presumed dead, has just sent a postcard to their mother. When Wiggins takes off in search of his sister, the two investigations begin to converge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, eccentric, and fueled by Richard Jury's talent for seeing clues in the most unlikely places, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome return to a classic character and an exciting addition to a series that has been called \"delightful, surprising, even magical\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Grimes \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of more than thirty books, twenty-five of them featuring Richard Jury. The recipient of the 2012 Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, Grimes lives in Bethesda, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Monthly Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51415336550674,"sku":"9780802164940","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_11bb6cdd-0569-4321-889d-c11447ff486b.jpg?v=1756799435","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-red-queen-9780802164940","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}