{"product_id":"a-case-of-life-and-limb-the-trials-of-gabriel-ward-hardcover","title":"A Case of Life and Limb: The Trials of Gabriel Ward - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I was immediately besotted . . . Brilliant.\" -Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll is calm, all is bright . . . until reluctant sleuth barrister Gabriel Ward is tasked with finding the culprit of yet another grisly crime in the Inner Temple.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristmas Eve, 1901. Gabriel Ward KC is hard at work on a thorny libel case involving London's most famous music hall star, Topsy Tillotson, and its most notorious tabloid newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eNation's Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, but the Inner Temple remains as quiet and calm as ever. Quiet, that is, until a severed hand arrives in the post. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the hand's recipient, Temple Treasurer Sir William Waring, is rightfully shaken, Gabriel is filled with curiosity. Who would want to send such a thing? And why? But as more parcels arrive-one with fatal consequences-Gabriel realizes that it is not Sir William who is the target, but the Temple itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomeone is holding a grudge that has already led to at least one death. Now it's up to Gabriel, and Constable Wright of the City of London Police, to find out who, before an old death leads to a new murder.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Case of Mice and Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in a series starring the reluctant sleuth Sir Gabriel Ward KC. Having spent all her working life as a barrister and later King's Counsel, Smith was inspired by the historic surroundings and rich history of the Inner Temple in which she still lives and works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.47 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43559433404551,"sku":"9781639737178","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/QqIfbwsKX79781639737178.webp?v=1764849306","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-case-of-life-and-limb-the-trials-of-gabriel-ward-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}