{"product_id":"9781845294311","title":"Tug of War","description":"Author: Barbara Cleverly\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781845294311\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Jun 2008\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe Sandilands has been despatched to France to stay as the guest of a glamorous French war-widow on her Champagne estate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe widow is determined that Joe should support her claim that a mysterious shell-shocked soldier, suffering from amnesia and a loss of speech is her husband. The problem is that four other claimants have identified him differently, and his doctor suspects he is an English soldier.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe decides to investigate the four claimants and picks his way through a tangle of lies, deceit, and manipulation, discovering that each of the four has an undeclared motive for claiming the unknown soldier. He uncovers a cleverly concealed murder committed during the war years and during this pursuit he finds out who the soldier really is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe discovery presents him with an even greater dilemma, he must not only to solve a killing in the past, but avert a tragedy in the future.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Barbara Cleverly's Previous Novels\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A delight' \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e for Folly du Jour\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Colourful historical detail with a modern rendition of the classic mystery novel' \u003ci\u003eThe Observer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Cleverly's (novel) evokes and in some ways surpasses, the work of Agatha Christie.' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A well-plotted novel... The atmosphere of the dying days of the Raj is colourfully captured.' Susanna Yager, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The historical background is as fascinating as the murder. Stiff upperlip soldiers, American heiresses, handsome Afghan tribesmen - they are all here in spades. A great blood and guts blockbuster.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Solidly plotted throughout, with lots of energy and all period accoutrements up to scratch and true to the Raj.' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924981891230,"sku":"ING-9781845294311","price":35.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781845294311.jpg?v=1782956894","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781845294311","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}