{"product_id":"9781529065541","title":"That Dark Spring : A True Story of Death and Desire in 1920s Provence","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Stapleton, Susannah \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFrance\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 April 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 400 pages, 30 b\/w integrated\u003cbr\u003e242 x 164 x 36 | 616g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I couldn't stop reading it. Susannah Stapleton writes with beautiful clarity and has produced a classic of true crime' - Lissa Evans, author of Small Bomb at DimperleyA gripping, explosive murder mystery by acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 1929, the body of British artist Olive Branson was found submerged in a water tank outside her farmhouse in a picturesque Provence village. Dressed only in a pink shirt and stockings, she had a bullet hole between her eyes and a revolver by her side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas it suicide – or murder?The initial investigation concluded suicide, but under pressure from Olive’s family to conduct a murder enquiry, city detective Alexandre Guibbal was brought in to reopen the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining never-before-seen evidence, acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton builds a vivid and absorbing picture of an unconventional life and a violent death, and an investigation that shines a bright light on a village simmering with resentments and dangerous rivalries . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46754408136963,"sku":"9781529065541","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781529065541.jpg?v=1744802391","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781529065541","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}