{"product_id":"9780712355247","title":"Death in High Heels","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Brand, Christianna \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 November 2025 by British Library Publishing in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages, Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e130 x 190 x 21 | 224g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pursuit of fashion is a matter of life and death in the debut novel from Christianna Brand, one of the Queens of Golden Age crime fiction. Life in the West End dress shop Christophe et Cie is hard enough with all the pressures of delivering Frank Bevan's business vision  and then comes murder, delivered by oxalic acid, transforming the boutique into a crime scene. Featuring a colourful cast of designers, models, shop floor assistants and the fresh-faced Inspector Charlesworth, this 1941 mystery brims with Brand's signature wit and ruthless twists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47441579770115,"sku":"9780712355247","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780712355247.jpg?v=1763131402","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9780712355247","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}