{"product_id":"9781472243652","title":"The Killings at Badger's Drift","description":"Author: Caroline Graham\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472243652\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 20 Oct 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;font size=\"+1\"\u0026gt;'Simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u0026lt;\/font size\u0026gt;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed by the CWAs as one of 'The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time', \u003ci\u003eThe Killings at Badger's Drift\u003c\/i\u003e is the first spectacular novel in the \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders\u003c\/i\u003e  series by Caroline Graham, the novel that inspired the ITV hit drama, now featuring an exclusive foreword by John Nettles who played best-loved TV detective and star of \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, DCI Tom Barnaby.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you love Agatha Christie, M C Beaton and James Runcie's \u003ci\u003eThe Grantchester Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e, you won't be able to get enough of the \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders \u003c\/i\u003emysteries.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe village of Badger's Drift is the essence of tranquillity. But when resident and well-loved spinster Miss Simpson takes a stroll in the nearby woods, she stumbles across something she was never meant to see, and there's only one way to keep her quiet.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiss Simpson's death is not suspicious, say the villagers. But Miss Lucy Bellringer refuses to rest: her friend has been murdered. She is sure of it.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe calls on Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby to investigate, and it isn't long until the previously unseen seamy side of Badger's Drift is brought to light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as old rivalries, past loves and new scandals surface, the next murder is not far away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Caroline Graham's novels:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One to savour' Val McDermid\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A mystery of which Agatha Christie would have been proud. . . A beautifully written crime novel' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Tension builds, bitchery flares, resentment seethes . . . lots of atmosphere' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A witty, well-plotted, absolute joy of a book' \u003ci\u003eYorkshire Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Swift, tense and highly alarming' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Lots of excellent character sketches . . . and the dialogue is lively and convincing' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Read her and you'll be astonished . . . very sexy, very hip and very funny' \u003ci\u003eScotsman \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46378767548574,"sku":"ADS-9781472243652","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472243652.jpg?v=1767759588","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472243652","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}