{"product_id":"a-beginners-guide-to-murder-paperback","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Murder - Paperback","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\u003eRosalind Stopps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e* Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2022 *\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Guaranteed to hook you . . . At times both touching and darkly funny' \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Bailey, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eTall Bones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beguiling, beautifully crafted treat of a novel. It holds so much wisdom yet wears it so lightly. There are shades of Kate Atkinson in the way Rosalind balances dark themes with dry humour, a great plot, exquisitely realised characters, and more than a hint of feminist sensibility . . . truly everything I want in a novel'\u003cstrong\u003e Jessica Moor, bestselling author of\u003cem\u003e Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[An] excellent character-driven tale . . . by turns amusing, sorrowful, and thrilling. Stopps is definitely a writer to watch' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A quirky, witty thriller that reminds us not to underestimate the older generation' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Darkly comic and gripping' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWoman's Own\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace, Meg and Daphne, all in their seventies, are minding their own business while enjoying a cup of tea in a café, when seventeen-year-old Nina stumbles in. She's clearly distraught and running from someone, so the three women think nothing of hiding her when a suspicious-looking man starts asking if they've seen her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce alone, Nina tells the women a little of what she's running from. The need to protect her is immediate, and Grace, Meg and Daphne vow to do just this. But how? They soon realise there really is only one answer: murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so begins the tale of the three most unlikely murderers-in-the-making, and may hell protect anyone who underestimates them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReaders LOVE Rosalind Stopps: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I was \u003cstrong\u003ehooked from the start\u003c\/strong\u003e and finished it in little more than two days, because it was truly \u003cstrong\u003eunputdownable\u003c\/strong\u003e. Beautifully written and really quite scary in places . . . A brilliant book. More from this excellent writer please!' Amazon 5*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is how fiction should be done! A \u003cstrong\u003efabulous, thrilling tale and I loved it\u003c\/strong\u003e!' NetGalley 5*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRosalind Stopps\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in Margate and south-east London with various humans and dogs. Her short stories have been published in five anthologies and read at live literature events in London, Leeds, Hong Kong and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Stranger She Knew\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize 2020. \u003cem\u003eA Beginner's Guide to Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 7.76 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252503593209,"sku":"9780008302658","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/elhaaWpBSDMrYkNrNnU2aEo4L2Q1QT09.webp?v=1768688753","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-beginners-guide-to-murder-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}