{"product_id":"9780857054555","title":"The Witch at Wayside Cross","description":"Author: Lisa Tuttle\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857054555\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Jun 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShould you find yourself in need of a discreet investigation into any sort of mystery, crime or puzzling circumstances, think of Jesperson and Lane . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJesperson and Lane have just solved their first major case when a man bangs violently on their door - and almost immediately drops dead. The police rule death by natural causes, but the detectives are determined to find out what really happened . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMr Manning was screaming about witches before his death.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe case takes them to Mr Manning's Norfolk home, a land of mysterious Shrieking Pits and ancient knowledge. Mr Manning was himself a member of the enigmatic School of Ancient British Wisdom, and not the first to suffer a similar fate. Local gossip suggests that he was secretly engaged to one of the three lovely sisters who reside at Wayside Cross - but which one? Are they really witches, as the gossips also claim?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd what does all this have to do with the mysterious Shrieking Pits and a mother desperate to find her missing baby? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesperson and Lane, at your service.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the SF and fantasy \u0026amp; horror field's most urbane - and much under-appreciated- writers' Love Reading\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919127068830,"sku":"ING-9780857054555","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857054555.jpg?v=1782808374","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857054555","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}