{"product_id":"nursery-tea-and-poison-a-tessa-crichton-mystery-paperback","title":"Nursery Tea and Poison: A Tessa Crichton Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Morice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she turned round I saw that she had a carving knife in her hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy has Pelham Hargrave returned to his childhood home after twenty-five successful years in Canada and the United States, and is his beautiful and neurotic young American wife quite what she claims to be? Why has a celebrated Hollywood director chosen to retire to a remote English country house, and why does one young woman covet the house and another loathe it? Above all, what is the secret of old Nannie's power, which allows her to dominate the household from her rocking chair?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are some of the questions which confront the soign e Tessa Crichton, actress wife of Scotland Yard detective Robin Price, when she arrives to spend a quiet weekend with her godmother in Herefordshire. One by one the puzzles are unravelled, thanks to Tessa's spirited and irrepressible curiosity, plus a little help from her husband, but not before two people have died and Tessa herself has narrowly escaped the same fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNursery Tea and Poison\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1975. This new edition features an introduction and afterword by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Anne Morice has a gift for creating intelligent, affection-generating characters, set in light and entertaining atmospheres.' \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Relaxing, polished entertainment of high order.' \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161136894087,"sku":"9781914150050","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d99382458e3c9dd7f945cb36ede5cd87.webp?v=1733278630","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/nursery-tea-and-poison-a-tessa-crichton-mystery-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}