{"product_id":"the-scourge-of-the-skua-wendy-percival-9781838086077","title":"The Scourge of the Skua","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen obsession from the past is unleashed upon the present\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of a 100-year-old murder in a client's family history leaves Esme Quentin bewildered by her client's curious reaction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut with no instruction to find out more, Esme instead turns her attention to clearing the dilapidated outbuilding at her new cottage. Amongst the junk she finds a 17th-century map associated with the name Chalacombe, a local family with an intriguing and mysterious history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Esme begins to unpick the threads of the family's story, she is plunged back to a time when lawlessness ruled the high seas and piracy was rife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe arrival of an unwelcome visitor raises questions which Esme cannot answer, and in a desperate search for the truth, Esme stumbles upon a bizarre and disturbing crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas she inadvertently uncovered a link between the Chalacombe family's enigmatic past and the 100-year-old murder? But who might be threatened by such a revelation now, in the present day? Who has got the most to lose?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Percival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838086072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838086077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Key Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.90d","brand":"Wendy Percival","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213060075775,"sku":"9781838086077","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c3f028bc-5eae-4193-91c1-305ee3ac50a7.jpg?v=1692111838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scourge-of-the-skua-wendy-percival-9781838086077","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}