{"product_id":"9781472106261","title":"A Demon Summer","description":"Author: G.M. Malliet\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472106261\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 May 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Lislelivet has a talent for making enemies   so not even his wife is surprised when it emerges someone has tried to poison him.  What is surprising is that the poison is discovered in a fruitcake made by the Handmaids of St Lucy of Monksbury Abbey.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe powerful lord complains to his local bishop who asks Father Max Tudor, vicar of Nether Monkslip and former M!5 agent, to investigate.  But the bishop has an additional concern: allegations have been made that the nuns have mishandled funds raised by wealthy Americans to expand their guesthouse.  And now those irate patrons have descended on the abbey, along with Lord Lislelivet, to do some sleuthing of their own.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd just as Max comes to believe the poisoning was accidental, a body is discovered in the cloister well \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for G M Malliet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A superb novel, a wonderful read.   Louise Penny\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e G M Malliet has brought the village cosy into the twenty first century  Wicked Autumn is a refreshing read for everyone who loves a really good murder.  Charles Todd\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth  Malliet delivers all that.  \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919455404190,"sku":"ING-9781472106261","price":46.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472106261.jpg?v=1782812010","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472106261","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}