{"product_id":"death-of-a-unicorn-book-peter-dickinson-9780099392408","title":"Death of a Unicorn","description":"-Peter Dickinson is my own chosen demigod in the pantheon of crime fiction.-\u003cbr\u003e--Laurie R. King \u003cbr\u003eFor best-selling author Lady Margaret, the past is no longer a pleasant memory. Her first lover's mysterious death and the seeming inevitability of her inheriting the family's stately home are cast in new light by secrets unwillingly revisited. The first in a series of reprints of Peter Dickinson's mysteries, this classic British mystery will win fans currently engrossed in \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003ePraise for Peter Dickinson's mysteries: \u003cbr\u003e-A literary magician controlling an apparently inexhaustible supply of effects . . . Craftsmanship such as this makes for compulsive reading.-\u003cbr\u003e--Penelope Lively \u003cbr\u003e-He is the true original, a superb writer who revitalises the traditions of the mystery genre . . . incapable of writing a trite or inelegant sentence . . . a master.-\u003cbr\u003e--P. D. James \u003cbr\u003e-He sets new standards in the mystery field that will be hard to live up to.-\u003cbr\u003e--Ruth Rendell \u003cbr\u003e-He has an eye and a mind and a voice like no other.-\u003cbr\u003e--Donald E. Westlake \u003cbr\u003e-A fresh triumph . . . a simultaneous insight into kids and their minders, and emerging nations, and the concept of freedom - all done with consummate story-telling skill.-\u003cbr\u003e--Peter Lovesey \u003cbr\u003e-Read this book carefully. It's a jewel.-\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-Brilliantly imaginative first detective story . . .wonderfully convincing.-\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-Mr Dickinson is the most original crime novelist to appear for a long, long time.-\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-Brilliantly original, as always.-\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-Wry, witty, irresistible.-\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-Dickinson tops all his prizewinners with this stunning psychological thriller.-\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePeter Dickinson has twice received the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger. He lives in England and is married to the novelist Robin McKinley.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49622956212497,"sku":"GOR005551454","price":13.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51533823574289,"sku":"GOR005209017","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52108470944017,"sku":"GOR003954209","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0099392402.jpg?v=1751388392","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/death-of-a-unicorn-book-peter-dickinson-9780099392408","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}