{"product_id":"9780751554076","title":"The Stone Wife","description":"Author: Peter Lovesey\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780751554076\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Apr 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fourteenth Peter Diamond case has the eminent detective in pursuit of a murderer after a theft at an auction house goes wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust  as the bidding gets exciting in a Bath auction house, three armed men  stage a hold-up and attempt to steal Lot 129, a medieval carving of the  Wife of Bath. The highest bidder, appalled to have the prize snatched  away, tries to stop them and is shot dead.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Diamond, head of  the murder squad, soon finds himself sharing an office with the stone  wife - until he is ejected. To his extreme annoyance the lump of stone  appears to exert a malign influence over him and his investigation.  Refusing to be beaten, he rallies his team and begins finding suspects  and motives.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe case demands that someone goes undercover. The  dangerous mission falls to Sergeant Ingeborg Smith, reverting to her  journalist persona to get the confidence of a wealthy local criminal  through his pop star girlfriend. And soon, murder makes a reappearance .  . .","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47918986100894,"sku":"ING-9780751554076","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780751554076.jpg?v=1782802404","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780751554076","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}