{"product_id":"9780712353311","title":"Crossed Skis : An Alpine Mystery","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Carnac, Carol, Edwards, Martin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ec 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 10 April 2020 by British Library Publishing in the United Kingdom as part of 'the British Library Crime Classics' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e189 x 131 x 18 | 234g\u003cp\u003eIn London's Bloomsbury, Inspector Julian Rivers of Scotland Yard looks down at a dismal scene. Here is the victim, burnt to a crisp. Here are the clues - clues which point to a good climber and expert skier, and which lead Rivers to the piercing sunshine and sparkling snow of the Austrian Alps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet there is something sinister beneath the heady joys of the slopes, and Rivers is soon confronted by a merry group of suspects, and a long list of reasons not to trust each of them. For the mountains can be a dangerous, changeable place, and it can be lonely out between the pines of the slopes...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs with each of the novels published under E C R Lorac in the Crime Classics series, the author's sense of place is beautifully realised in all its breathtaking freshness, and she does not miss opportunities; there may be at least one high-stakes ski-chase before this chilling mystery can be put to rest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carnac, Carol, Edwards, Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465560428728,"sku":"9780712353311","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780712353311.jpg?v=1734693621","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780712353311","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}