{"product_id":"murder-in-married-life-anne-morice-9781913527938","title":"Murder in Married Life: A Tessa Crichton Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Stabbed?' she repeated, in horror. 'Was he really?'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I'm afraid so. From behind. He was sitting at his desk.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe soign e actress Tessa Crichton would rather be shopping and generally luxuriating in the pleasure of being newly married. However, she is soon embroiled in a plot involving an old acquaintance (murdered) and a friend (blackmailed). Being as shrewd as she is mischievous she begins to draw various conclusions, not all of them correct.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the encounters in the story take place during Tessa's visits to a London department store, the top floor being a bar open to any customer who spends over twenty-five pounds. Here lies part of the secret which is bedevilling Robin, Tessa's husband, at Scotland Yard - who hates blackmailers more than any other criminals. But will Tessa get a bit too knowing, and will her own life then be at stake?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurder in Married Life\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1971. This new edition features an introduction and afterword by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Miss Morice has an acute ear for dialogue and a pretty, slightly acid, wit. Every page is amusing - and there are not many books of which that could be said.' \u003cem\u003eTablet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Relaxing, polished entertainment of high order.' \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Morice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191352793X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913527938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.49d","brand":"Anne Morice","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993653084415,"sku":"9781913527938","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19ba9aeb-e6b3-44e5-9234-af03e576623e.jpg?v=1683325547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-in-married-life-anne-morice-9781913527938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}