{"product_id":"in-the-market-for-murder","title":"In the Market for Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and all-round eccentric, is enjoying a well-deserved rest. But a week after a trip to the cattle market, Spencer Caradine, a local farmer, turns up dead in the pub, face-down in his beef and mushroom pie. Once again, it is up to Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, to solve the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with wit and whimsy, not to mention Florence's mean right hook, the pair set out to discover what really happened and why. Was it poison or just ill luck?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they delve further into their investigation, they encounter a theft where nothing is stolen, a séance with a troubled ghost and an ever-increasing number of Spencer's family and friends who might just have motive for murder. One thing's for sure: Lady Hardcastle has a mystery on her hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised edition: Previously published as \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit is Willing\u003c\/i\u003e, this edition of \u003ci\u003eIn The Market For Murder\u003c\/i\u003e includes editorial revisions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515610345721,"sku":"9781503938298","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_b5523198-a9d5-42e5-a71e-6206ffe1629b.jpg?v=1781208100","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/in-the-market-for-murder","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}