{"product_id":"dead-drop-marilyn-todd-9781800554351","title":"Dead Drop: A historical thriller you don't want to miss...","description":"\u003cb\u003eLose yourself in the pages of this thrilling Victorian murder mystery! For fans of Sherlock Holmes, Anne Perry, Elizabeth Peters and Victoria Thompson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe truth hurts, but secrets kill...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1896, England\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeeing an easy way to pay off her debts, \u003cb\u003eJulia McAllister\u003c\/b\u003e takes in three female lodgers from a travelling show. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith musical halls more popular than ever, \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Buck's Mild West\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect antidote to the noise and smoke belching out of the factories, and the tide of Julia's fortune quickly turns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil one of the three girls is found hanging under a bridge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulia doesn't believe it was suicide. Annie had been excited about the future, not depressed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd when another body is found on the railway line, a distraught widower, inspired by Julia's role as crime scene photographer, asks for her help as the police are refusing to give out any details. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Julia raises the matter with \u003cb\u003eDetective Inspector John Collingwood\u003c\/b\u003e, he explains that they're keeping the case close to their chest because the body had ligature marks, showing he'd been chained up. Their fears are that this is just the tip of a particularly nasty iceberg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs Annie's death connected to the body on the railway? Can Julia work with Collingwood to solve the mystery?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr will the secrets they uncover put their lives in grave danger...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEAD DROP \u003c\/b\u003eis the fourth book in the Julia McAllister Victorian Mystery series: historical romance murder mysteries with a courageous woman sleuth embarking on a traditional British, private investigation in nineteenth-century London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Marilyn Todd: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'wry and entertaining' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'delectably enjoyable' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Skilfully tangled plot' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'never boring' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'thoroughly entertaining' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJULIA MCALLISTER VICTORIAN MYSTERY SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ONE: Snap Shot\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: Cast Iron\u003cbr\u003eBOOK THREE: Bad Blood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK FOUR: Dead Drop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marilyn Todd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800554354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800554351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.51d","brand":"Marilyn Todd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965418389759,"sku":"9781800554351","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d07fcdaf-2363-47d3-a821-5de237ca41d1.jpg?v=1767280446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-drop-marilyn-todd-9781800554351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}