{"product_id":"rasp-paperback","title":"Rasp - 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\u003ePhilip MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the \u003cb\u003eScarpetta Cast\u003c\/b\u003e on Prime Video has sharpened your appetite for investigator-driven crime, The Rasp delivers one of the most satisfying puzzle whodunits in classic British fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cabinet minister is found battered to death with a woodworking rasp in the library of his country house, and Scotland Yard swiftly pins the crime on the victim's own secretary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Gethryn - ex - secret service agent, occasional newspaper correspondent, and nobody's idea of a cooperative bystander - is certain they have the wrong man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProving it means dismantling a ring of cast-iron alibis, weighing physical evidence with methodical precision, and outthinking a killer concealed inside a closed circle of guests and household staff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in rural England during the golden age of detective fiction, the novel pairs the procedural tension and forensic-style rigor that fuel modern screen thrillers with the atmosphere and ingenuity of a 1930s country-house mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGethryn's covert-operations instincts and sharp, scholarly intellect - part spy, part academic - give him a distinctive edge as an amateur sleuth, and the way he reads a crime scene will feel familiar to anyone drawn to investigator-led storytelling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first case in his long-running series, and it delivers a genuinely surprising solution built on fair clues and careful misdirection. \"An ingenious murder mystery.\" - Kine Weekly - \"A very puzzling case and clever solution.\" - Arm Chair Reviewer.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45000037531731,"sku":"9798880919666","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/8vRxQQO6AN9798880919666.webp?v=1781807209","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/rasp-paperback","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}