{"product_id":"the-affacombe-affair-elizabeth-lemarchand-9781912786299","title":"The Affacombe Affair","description":"\u003cb\u003eCosy crime writing at its best! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho in the village has a motive for murder...?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1966, Rural England\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a body washes up at the banks of the river in Affacombe village, the residents are thrown into disarray. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt turns out to be the quiet and solitary matron at the local school: Sister Roach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the police start to investigate it appears Roach's unassuming demeanour hid a much darker secret... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith rumours of blackmail and clandestine affairs, it becomes clear that more than one person may have wanted Roach dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye\u003c\/b\u003e are called in from Scotland Yard to crack the case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho was Roach blackmailing? And why?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd what hidden affairs drove someone to murder...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Affacombe Affair\u003c\/i\u003e is the second cosy village mystery in the Pollard \u0026amp; Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Absolutely fair and \u003cb\u003eenjoyable whodunnit\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003esuperbly told\u003c\/b\u003e tale of blackmail and terror' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManchester Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' - \u003ci\u003eArgosy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE POLLARD \u0026amp; TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES\u003cbr\u003eBook One: Death of an Old Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Two: The Affacombe Affair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Three: Alibi for a Corpse\u003cbr\u003eBook Four: Death on Doomsday\u003cbr\u003eBook Five: Cyanide With Compliments\u003cbr\u003eBook Six: No Vacation From Murder\u003cbr\u003eBook Seven: Buried in the Past\u003cbr\u003eBook Eight: Step in the Dark\u003cbr\u003eBook Nine: Unhappy Returns\u003cbr\u003eBook Ten: Suddenly While Gardening\u003cbr\u003eBook Eleven: Change for the Worse\u003cbr\u003eBook Twelve: Nothing to Do with the Case\u003cbr\u003eBook Thirteen: Troubled Waters\u003cbr\u003eBook Fourteen: The Wheel Turns\u003cbr\u003eBook Fifteen: Light Through Glass\u003cbr\u003eBook Sixteen: Who Goes Home?\u003cbr\u003eBook Seventeen: The Glade Manor Murder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Lemarchand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191278629X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912786299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.54d","brand":"Elizabeth Lemarchand","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450279276799,"sku":"9781912786299","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fda0ab10-2820-4370-bbd7-75e008665fc0.jpg?v=1777266965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-affacombe-affair-elizabeth-lemarchand-9781912786299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}