{"product_id":"the-killing-of-a-chestnut-oliver-k-langmead-9781250448613","title":"The Killing of a Chestnut Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBe gay, solve crimes! \u003ci\u003eThe Killing of a Chestnut Tree\u003c\/i\u003e introduces Havelock Harper, an all-new queer gentleman detective in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes, with a cozy, fantastical mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved this book! Havelock and Sebastian are such great company, brilliant, approachable, fascinating, their relationship is real and touching and relatable. And the mystery is riveting.\" --#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author LOUISE PENNY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone in England knows Havelock Harper, the celebrated consulting detective, from the cases published in the papers. If any of them read his secret files, they would discover a very different man. His most fantastical cases must never reach the public eye, and nor must the love he shares with his stalwart companion, the formidable Major Sebastian Wright. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Duke of Farleigh has been killed, and Havelock Harper summoned to the secluded Farleigh Forest to solve his murder. When he and Sebastian arrive, they discover a greater mystery. The trees of Farleigh have begun to speak, writing words into their leaves and bark. The victim is one of those trees: an ancient chestnut, cruelly chopped down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why has the forest begun to speak? Why would anyone cut down the Duke? And how can Farleigh's gentle, quiet paradise survive this crime?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver K. Langmead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250448611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250448613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Oliver K. Langmead","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152909119743,"sku":"9781250448613","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b12de3c7-9bc0-436d-819f-d9c79195a330.jpg?v=1770780002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-killing-of-a-chestnut-oliver-k-langmead-9781250448613","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}