{"product_id":"the-seven-dials-mystery-9780593688694","title":"The Seven Dials Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eA clever murder mystery featuring recurring character Superintendent Battle that pokes light-hearted fun at the international spy thriller genre--soon to be a major Netflix series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGerry Wade is famous for over-sleeping, but when a group of his fellow young guests at a country house weekend decide to play a prank on him by setting eight alarm clocks to go off in his room early one morning, they are rewarded with a nasty surprise. This time, poor Gerry is quite literally dead to the world. As the police descend upon Chimneys, the historic estate of Lord Caterham, the youthful friends--led by the bold and clever Lady Eileen \"Bundle\" Brent--take investigative matters into their own hands. As more victims turn up dead and clues seem to point to a wider plot, Bundle and her pals risk their lives to find the murderer before he kills again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAGATHA CHRISTIE (1890-1976) was born in Devon, England. She wrote more than 70 books and 150 short stories, as well as works for stage and screen. Her novel \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/i\u003e is considered the world's bestselling mystery novel, and her play \u003ci\u003eThe Mousetrap\u003c\/i\u003e is the longest-running play in London theater history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Introducer\u003c\/b\u003e LAURA THOMPSON is the author of \u003ci\u003eAgatha Christie: A Mysterious Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for biography. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed biography of Nancy Mitford, \u003ci\u003eLife in a Cold Climate\u003c\/i\u003e, and of \u003ci\u003eThe Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878121541906,"sku":"9780593688694","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_87bcd57e-8aa5-4555-b79f-92042584e0d1.jpg?v=1770135615","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-seven-dials-mystery-9780593688694","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}