{"product_id":"the-sleeping-island-an-inspector-knollis-mystery-paperback","title":"The Sleeping Island: An Inspector Knollis Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancis Vivian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrank Jennings was a keen murder-mystery fan, but no one was more surprised than he to find himself mixed up in a murder mystery in real life, and that the victim was the wife of one of his own neighbours.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Murray was the sort of man who ought to have hanged for murder. There everybody who knew him was agreed. It was on the question of whether he was responsible for the murder of his wife, Brenda, that they disagreed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case is not made any easier for Inspector Knollis because of the attempts of Roy Palmer and Peter Fairfax to incriminate Murray by interference and careful lies. And, of course, there is Jennings, the spare-time criminologist who is a voluble nuisance but with some occasional bright ideas; and the kippers of which Fairfax makes red herrings. A difficult case, but the genial Inspector will not be beaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sleeping Island\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1951. This new edition includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Francis Vivian skips all tedious preliminaries and is commendably quick off the mark; we meet his characters with lively pleasure.\" \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Vivian neatly fits everything in its place.\" \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107524022407,"sku":"9781912574414","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/19a1c8b6d464ddb0af74807aa5f8c834.webp?v=1732456292","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-sleeping-island-an-inspector-knollis-mystery-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}