{"product_id":"england-expects-book-sara-sheridan-9781496701268","title":"England Expects","description":"\u003ci\u003eDangers abound in 1950s Brighton as former Secret Service operative Mirabelle Bevan cuts to the chase to solve multiple murders . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When sportswriter Joey Gillingham stops off at a Brighton barbershop for a shave and a trim, he gets more than he bargained for--a slashed throat. With the ghastly murder the talk of the seaside town, Mirabelle and her close friend and coworker Vesta Churchill find themselves irresistibly drawn to the case. Rumors of the newspaperman being a member of the freemasons lead the ladies to the group's local lodge, where they happen upon a cleaning woman in the throes of poisoning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite being warned off by Superintendent McGregor, the fearless friends continue to investigate, breaking into an abandoned royal residence in Brighton and following a trail of clues to a Cambridge college and bizarre masonic rituals. With desperate characters and more bodies turning up, Mirabelle and Vesta will need to walk the razor's edge to stay alive long enough to stop the killing . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Sara Sheridan and her Mirabelle Bevan Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story grows progressively darker as Sheridan delves into issues of race and class--not to mention loyalty and abuse of power--in this extraordinarily rich historical.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a British historical mystery, this fits the bill.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One part Nancy Drew, two parts Jessica Fletcher, Mirabelle has a dogged tenacity to rival Poirot.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49950732878097,"sku":"CIN1496701267G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52766306238737,"sku":"CIN1496701267VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1496701267.jpg?v=1751211036","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/england-expects-book-sara-sheridan-9781496701268","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}