{"product_id":"the-price-of-murder-isbn-9780425198070","title":"The Price of Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eExperience the dangerous intrigue of Georgian England in this novel in Bruce Alexander's acclaimed historical mystery series featuring Sir John Fielding.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the body of a young girl is pulled from the Thames, blind magistrate Sir John Fielding’s investigation leads his protégé, Jeremy Proctor, into the notorious Seven Dials section of London. There the sordid inclinations of both the working class and aristocracy may be found—and there, Jeremy learns that the girl’s mother has disappeared near the racetrack. As he delves further into the mystery, he will begin to realize just how high the stakes are, and—when an acquaintance of his own suddenly vanishes—just how terribly steep the odds really are.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Alexander's got it all: a heroic central figure, a setting that both fascinates and appalls, and a gift for concocting plots that weave in and out of social classes. Also, unlike many writers in this genre, who lay on historical details with a trowel, Alexander brings Georgian England alive with facts fitting the acting. Alexander's detective is a real-life one...This fact-based device gives the novels a sort of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin feel.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Enjoyable.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An outstanding historical.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore Praise for the Sir John Fielding Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bruce Alexander has mastered the uncommon knack of deftly capturing a period-perfect historical time without endangering the liveliness of the story with excessive detail.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“History has a thrilling way of hitting home in Bruce Alexander's Georgian mysteries.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle must be beaming down from literary heaven at Bruce Alexander's splendid series. [His] eye for period detail is sharp and subtle; he bring historic England back to life in layers.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is the pseudonym for a well-known journalist and author of fiction and nonfiction. He was the author of the Sir John Fielding historical mysteries, including \u003ci\u003eMurder in Grub Street\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a notable book by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e in 1995.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303558566117,"sku":"NP9780425198070","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425198070.jpg?v=1767741062","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-price-of-murder-isbn-9780425198070","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}