{"product_id":"cat-and-mouse-christianna-brand-9781464253867","title":"Cat and Mouse: A Mystery in Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGirls Together\u003c\/em\u003e magazine agony-aunt 'Mrs Friendly-wise', aka Katinka Jones, finds herself at a loose end in Swansea, and decides to pay a surprise visit to one of the magazine's regular correspondents, 'Amista'. But upon reaching the address a strange house perched atop a mountain which matches all of the descriptions in the letters, nobody has even heard of 'Amista'. As Katinka begins to fall for the dashing master of the house, Carleon, more weird mysteries emerge and the plucky Detective Inspector Chucky joins the search for the truth in this self-consciously lurid mystery-melodrama; a rollicking cavalcade of Brand's signature twists and turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first of Brand's non-Cockrill stories to join the Crime Classics, and the sixth Brand novel in total, a series bestseller. A playful and experimental novel in which Brand sets out to combine Gothic melodrama with her signature style of mystery complete with astonishing twists and bombshell clues hiding in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christianna Brand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1464253862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464253867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.76d","brand":"Christianna Brand","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217887637759,"sku":"9781464253867","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9b6404a-a507-46bc-b396-2973bd5d7549.jpg?v=1772000089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cat-and-mouse-christianna-brand-9781464253867","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}