{"product_id":"death-at-the-sign-of-the-rook","title":"Death at the Sign of the Rook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characters and a setting that even Agatha Christie might recognize – a vicar, an Army major, a Dowager, a sleuth and his sidekick - except that the sleuth is Jackson Brodie, and the ‘sidekick’ is DC Reggie Chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crumbling house - Burton Makepeace and its chatelaine the Dowager Lady Milton - suffered the loss of their last remaining painting of any value, a Turner, some years ago. The housekeeper, Sophie, who disappeared the same night, is suspected of stealing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackson, a reluctant hostage to the snowstorm, has been investigating the theft of another The Woman with a Weasel, a portrait, taken from the house of an elderly widow, on the morning she died. The suspect this time is the widow’s carer, Melanie. Is this a coincidence or is there a connection? And what secrets does The Woman with a Weasel hold? The puzzle is Jackson’s to solve. And let’s not forget that a convicted murderer is on the run on the moors around Burton Makepeace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the while, in a bid to make money, Burton Makepeace is determined to keep hosting a shambolic Murder Mystery that acts as a backdrop while the real drama is being played out in the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly plotted, supremely entertaining, and utterly compulsive tour de force from a great writer at the height of her powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fablefern Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Mystery","offer_id":52105185919278,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/6756\/3054\/files\/9780385694971.jpg?v=1779746404","url":"https:\/\/www.fablefernbookshop.com\/products\/death-at-the-sign-of-the-rook","provider":"Fablefern Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}