{"product_id":"masquerade-stuart-bonnington-9781764050012","title":"Masquerade","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third in a series of detective novels featuring DI Linda Alexander and based in Melbourne, Australia. DI Alexander is thrown into her most bizarre case yet, teaming up again with old colleague and close friend DS Beth Jenkins. Who is this apparent clown, brutally murdered, decapitated, and dumped in Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens? What could the strange message pinned to his torso mean? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe action moves around the Melbourne CBD and references Melbourne's city parks and gardens. The antagonist is a mysterious man who has escaped from angry relatives in Europe and, via a circuitous and somewhat criminal route, ended up in Melbourne. Living under a fictional and apparently law-abiding identity but keeping a dark remaining a target for family revenge, he meets and becomes close to a woman who lives in his luxury apartment building - DI Linda Alexander. As the case progresses, Linda is faced with some tough decisions as her personal life threatens to intrude into her hitherto unblemished career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart Bonnington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764050010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764050012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PB Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.60d","brand":"Stuart Bonnington","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241915953407,"sku":"9781764050012","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fa2da6e-b435-4ab4-9034-9a78b701d13e.jpg?v=1772656558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/masquerade-stuart-bonnington-9781764050012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}