{"product_id":"dead-in-the-water-isbn-9781786159885","title":"Dead in the Water","description":"Summer, 1942.\u003cbr\u003e The Second World War rages on but Britain now faces the Nazi threat with America at its side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a bombed-out London swarming with gangsters and spies, DCI Frank Merlin continues his battle against rampant wartime crime. A mangled body is found in the Thames just as some items of priceless art go mysteriously missing. What sinister connection links the two?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Merlin and his team follow a twisting trail of secrets and lies as they investigate a baffling and deadly puzzle .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This is to my shame the first Mark Ellis book I've read. If the others evoke a vanished London so impressively, are graced with such complex plots and deep characterisation, and, above all, are written so well I shall have to read them all.' THE TIMES - PICKS OF THE WEEK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Extraordinarily atmospheric and compelling, DEAD IN THE WATER is a wonderfully intelligent and complex story' CHRIS LLOYD, HWA Gold Crown Award winner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A very satisfying puzzle, expertly crafted' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for the DCI Frank Merlin series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Masterly . . . compelling . . . one of the most attractive characters to emerge in recent detective-thriller fiction' ANDREW ROBERTS, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Against the backdrop of Blitz-hit London, this stylish thriller sees Scotland Yard's Frank Merlin investigate a tangled conspiracy' SUNDAY MIRROR","brand":"Headline Accent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44896709050597,"sku":"NP9781786159885","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_550ed0e1-bd12-4d67-9446-5a0e5d3f5347.jpg?v=1773101611","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dead-in-the-water-isbn-9781786159885","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}