{"product_id":"cinderella-goes-to-the-morgue-paperback","title":"Cinderella Goes to the Morgue - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Spain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal' Sandi Toksvig \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Prince Charming is murdered and the principal dancer hits the bottle, amateur sleuths Miriam Birdseye and Natasha Nevkorina come to the rescue. Sacrificing their Christmas plans for the sake of art and detecting, they join the pantomime. As ex-thespians, they know the show must go on - though the cast shrinks with each rehearsal. Can the indomitable detective duo discover the murderer before the final curtain falls? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFast paced and festive, this comic crime classic from Nancy Spain will keep you on the edge of your seat.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Spain was a novelist, broadcaster and journalist. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1917, she was the great-niece of the legendary Mrs Beeton. As a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Express \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShe\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, frequent guest on radio's \u003ci\u003eWoman's Hour\u003c\/i\u003e and panellist on the television programmes \u003ci\u003eWhat's My Line?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJuke Box Jury, \u003c\/i\u003eshe was one of the most recognisable (and controversial) media personalities of her era. During the Second World War she worked as a driver, and her comic memoir of her time in the WRNS became an immediate bestseller. After the war she began publishing her acclaimed series of detective novels, and would go on to write over twenty books. Spain and her longtime partner, Joan Werner Laurie, were killed when the light aircraft carrying them to the Grand National in 1964 crashed close to the racecourse. Her friend Noel Coward wrote, 'It is cruel that all that gaiety, intelligence and vitality should be snuffed out when so many bores and horrors are left living.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.72 x 4.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159357329543,"sku":"9780349014005","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/18a981bd3279e598a2286c496c9d5703.webp?v=1733266027","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cinderella-goes-to-the-morgue-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}