{"product_id":"swing-swing-together-isbn-9781569476451","title":"Swing, Swing Together","description":"“Here’s charm and delight. A puzzle postlude to \u003ci\u003eThree Men in a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, 1889: After Jerome K Jerome’s \u003ci\u003eThree Men in a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e became a Victorian bestseller, rowing on the Thames was the great craze of 1889. When an elementary school teacher in training takes a midnight swim in the Thames and witnesses a body being dumped, Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackerey are called to investigate. They uncover strange parallels with the enormously popular Victorian novel, but nobody will take them seriously. Following their instincts, they stick doggedly to the trail, which leads upstream to Oxford.\u003cb\u003eCrime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement Recipient \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMystery Writers of America 2018 Grandmaster\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSwing, Swing Together\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Thames-side summer scenes plus real who-and-why puzzle add up to period piece of engaging charm.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A relaxed and easy-going book, complete with traditional mystery traditionally solved. Enlivening the proceedings is a pert and attractive young lady who knows exactly what she wants.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lovely flavour of the time . . . ‘Naked? Completely, darling. In the buff. It’s awfully good fun.’ And so it all is.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The most light-hearted, but by no means the least compelling, of Lovesey’s books.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Peter Lovesey\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “I have long loved Peter Lovesey’s books . . . A creative, courageous and gifted writer.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Louise Penny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Lovesey is a master of the crime novel.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Sara Paretsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “What'll it be today? A knotty puzzle mystery? A fast-paced police procedural? Something more high-toned, with a bit of wit? With the British author Peter Lovesey, there's no need to make those agonizing decisions, because his books have it all.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Mr. Lovesey's narrative is swift, but he takes time out for local color and abundant humor, the latter springing from the book's quirky characters . . . Lovesey is a wizard at mixing character-driven comedy with realistic-to-grim suspense. And in a writing career spanning four decades, he has created a stylish and varied body of work.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A treat . . . Lovesey’s restraint, wit, and charming cast ensure him a place in the winner’s circle.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Extremely stylish, lighter than air . . . utterly surprising.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Lovesey\u003c\/b\u003e (1936–2025) was the author of more than forty highly praised mystery novels, including the Peter Diamond investigations and the Sergeant Cribb investigations. He was honored with the two highest awards in mystery fiction, Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and the Cartier Diamond Dagger of the Crime Writers’ Association, as well as many other international accolades. He lived in Shrewsbury, England.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305371324645,"sku":"NP9781569476451","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569476451.jpg?v=1767737685","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/swing-swing-together-isbn-9781569476451","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}