{"product_id":"9781851246410","title":"Novel Crime Scenes","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow did a beautiful Georgian house inspire Agatha Christie's \u003cem\u003eDead Man's Folly? \u003c\/em\u003eOr a stretch of the East Anglian coast become the place in which a murder victim is discovered in P.D. James's \u003cem\u003eDevices and Desires\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNovel Crime Scenes\u003c\/em\u003e explores the landscapes of twenty crime novels in forensic detail. Beginning with the Devon moorland of \u003cem\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/em\u003e (1899) and ending with London's Brick Lane as described in Ajay Chowdhury's \u003cem\u003eThe Waiter \u003c\/em\u003e(2021), it ranges from John Buchan's Galloway Hills and Gwen Moffat's Cape Wrath to Ellis Peters's Shropshire, Margery Allingham's Essex, Colin Dexter's Oxford and Sam Llewellyn's Isles of Scilly. Each chapter also delves into the author's background and discovers what the setting of the book meant to them, often by following in the footsteps of Britain's best-known crime writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are an armchair detective or an intrepid investigator, this book will inspire you to appreciate old favourites with deeper insights and discover thrilling new literary destinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Bodleian Library Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57064793899381,"sku":"9781851246410","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781851246410.jpg?v=1775984300","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781851246410","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}