{"product_id":"crimeucopia-the-cosy-nostra-various-authors-9781909498242","title":"Crimeucopia - The Cosy Nostra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey Don't Write 'em Like That Anymore...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActually they do, Aunty Jean. Cosy Crime has spanned the literary centuries and now due to its popularity, over a physical century as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet what constitutes a Cosy? Is it bounded by the Golden Age as presided over by Queen Agatha, Dame Sayers or Countess Marsh? Georgette Heyer stepped out of the Regency period to complete six very passable crime novels...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut is the Cosy now something that has actually transcended the Golden Age time period and matured into an acceptably modern crime sub-genre. Does it always need the Downton Abbey touches of country mansion, old upper crust family, downstairs unrest, and the usual collection of nefarious butlers who always seem to have 'done it', whatever 'it' might be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr is that 'predictability' what makes a cosy comfortably cosy? Or annoyingly so? And let's be honest, who hasn't at some time wished that Lord Peter would take a .32 between the eyes when the plot becomes more twisted than a corkscrew hazel?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 writers take us on Cosy journeys - some more traditional, while others are very much up to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Various Authors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909498246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909498242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Murderous Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.71d","brand":"Various Authors","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965328179455,"sku":"9781909498242","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ead21a4-491b-4693-8144-4ad7ec3ea59c.jpg?v=1767279816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crimeucopia-the-cosy-nostra-various-authors-9781909498242","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}