{"product_id":"a-head-for-murder-an-elizabethan-murder-mystery","title":"A Head for Murder (An Elizabethan Murder Mystery)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon 1594.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTom Musgrave rescues a beautiful girl from under the feet of a mob playing football on London Bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut her breathless thanks are drowned by horrified screams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe football has vanished.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn its place, a severed head is rolling down into Southwark, into the jurisdiction of Tom's old friend, the Bishop's Bailiff Talbot Law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd Talbot must now investigate the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe skull has fallen from the Great Stone Gateway, where the heads of recently executed traitors are displayed. But the decapitated victim was no traitor and her head, like her sex, is markedly different from the others up there.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTom and Talbot begin their investigation with a search down-river. All too swiftly they discover a woman's headless body....But this body does not match the head.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA killer is at work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd no one knows where they will strike next.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A Head for Murder' is a thrilling Elizabethan murder mystery, full of intrigue and suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for Peter Tonkin:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A welcome aura of old-fashioned expertise\" - Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A good thriller, recommended\" - Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Tonkin is a superb storyteller who creates big, brash, swashbuckling adventures with taut suspense, fast-paced action and tough, resourceful characters.\" Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Tonkin was born in Northern Ireland, and was raised in the UK, Holland, Germany, and the Persian Gulf. He has written thirty novels including 'The Point of Death' and 'The Coffin Ship'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mystery, Thriller \u0026amp; Suspense, Mystery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781530726288\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tonkin, Peter","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £52.23","offer_id":48012339511473,"sku":"SB-153072628X-C3","price":52.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/153072628X.jpg?v=1791507413","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-head-for-murder-an-elizabethan-murder-mystery","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}