{"product_id":"9781472274816-fortune-favours-the-dead","title":"Fortune Favours the Dead","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA dazzling murder mystery set in 1940s New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in the brilliant new Pentecost and Parker series, set in New York City in the 1940s. A hugely entertaining murder mystery featuring an iconic new crime-solving duo. Sure to delight fans of Agatha Christie, The Mitford Murders, and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. A 2020 Radio 2 Book Club pick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 'razor-sharp' first book in the charming, fast-paced Pentecost and Parker mystery series. Book Two, \u003ci\u003eMurder Under Her Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, coming December 2021!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet your new favourite duo, audacious and iconic, and perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Thursday Murder Club \u003c\/i\u003eby Richard Osman, \u003ci\u003eThe Marvellous Mrs. Maisel,\u003c\/i\u003e Agatha Christie and M. C. Beaton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1945 and Lillian Pentecost is the most successful private detective in New York City, but she needs help. Enter Willowjean Parker, a circus runaway - and the perfect assistant. Quick-witted and street-smart, she's a jack-of-all-trades with a unique skill-set. She can pick locks blindfolded, wrestle men twice her size, and throw knives with deadly precision - all of which come in handy working for Ms P.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen wealthy young widow Abigail Collins is murdered Pentecost and Parker are hired by the family to track down the culprit. On Halloween night, there was a costume party at the Collins' mansion, where a fortune teller performed a séance which greatly disturbed Abigail. Several hours later her body was discovered bludgeoned to death in her late husband's office. Problem is, the door to the office was locked from the inside. There was no-one else in the room, and the murder weapon was beside the victim; the fortune teller's crystal ball.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt looks like an impossible crime, but Pentecost and Parker know there is no such thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2020 Radio 2 Book Club pick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFortune Favours the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Razor-sharp, tons of flair and a snappy sense of humour' \u003c\/b\u003eTana French\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bullets, blood, bodies, and belly-laughs: all the ingredients of a classic mystery novel. Stephen Spotswood hard-boils with the best of 'em!' \u003c\/b\u003eAlan Bradley, bestselling author of the Flavia de Luce Mystery Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Fortune Favours the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e takes gritty 40s noir, shakes it up, gives it a charming twist, and serves it up with unforgettable style. My new favourite sleuthing duo.' \u003c\/b\u003eDeanna Raybourn, author of the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spotswood's stellar debut puts a modern spin on classic hard-boiled fiction. a novel to remember.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This novel not only offers fun, offbeat characters and an exceptional flavour of the time, it's utterly charming too.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWoman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This hugely enjoyable debut is a deft melange of Agatha Christie-style locked-room murder mystery and 1940s Chandler-esque pulp crime fiction with a feisty narrator' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A highly accomplished, auspicious first entry in what we must hope will be a long-running series' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943921823841,"sku":"9781472274816","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27880332.jpg?v=1722153387","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472274816-fortune-favours-the-dead","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}