{"product_id":"dear-laura-jean-stubbs-9781912786473","title":"Dear Laura: A Victorian mystery full of dark secrets...","description":"\u003cb\u003eLove historical crime? Discover a new series of classic mysteries perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat dark secrets lurk behind closed doors...? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWimbledon, England, 1889\u003c\/b\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eTheodore Crozier\u003c\/b\u003e is found dead the neighbourhood hopes the cause may be suicide, if only to spare further pain for both his \u003cb\u003edutiful wife Laura\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ebeloved brother Titus\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever there is more to the matter - \u003cb\u003ea whisper of murder...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspector John Joseph Lintott\u003c\/b\u003e is sent in to investigate, and the further he delves into the mystery the more tangled it becomes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs Laura the pious, meek wife she appears to be? Could the rumours be true about her unnatural relationship with Titus? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas Theodore Crozier murdered by someone in his household?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEAR LAURA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the first crime thriller in a classic historical series, the Inspector Lintott Mysteries, a traditional British detective series set in Victorian London and packed full of suspense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** DEAR LAURA was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Award ***\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Jean Stubbs has succeeded in that most difficult genre, the historical pastiche, with a novel of upper middle-class domestic death in late-Victorian England ... Altogether, a \u003cb\u003ehighly successful\u003c\/b\u003e small tour de force' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I can't think of a Victorian detective story writer, except perhaps Wilkie Collins, who contrived two such \u003cb\u003edazzling surprises\u003c\/b\u003e in the same a narrative ... there hasn't been any more \u003cb\u003esatisfying example of mystification-cum-revelation' - \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Who poisoned the paterfamilias? Unwinding that story reveals layer on layer of Victorian life. A read \u003cb\u003esolid and rich\u003c\/b\u003e as those seven-course dinners' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDelightfully characterised\u003c\/b\u003e late Victorian family murder mystery with \u003cb\u003eatmosphere laid on thick\u003c\/b\u003e and festering with Vice and Hypocrisy.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSPECTOR LINTOTT MYSTERY SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK ONE: Dear Laura\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: The Painted Face\u003cbr\u003eBOOK THREE: The Golden Crucible\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Stubbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912786478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912786473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.65d","brand":"Jean Stubbs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487358333183,"sku":"9781912786473","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd21cbe6-4a6c-49f6-be9e-5736371bf776.jpg?v=1778060021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dear-laura-jean-stubbs-9781912786473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}