{"product_id":"9781399720489","title":"The Edinburgh Murders : A dark tour-de-force by bestselling historical crime fiction queen","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Catriona McPherson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical mysteries\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 March 2026 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton (Hodder Paperback) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Edinburgh Murders' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 22 | 216g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🔎 'A delight! A plot at once playful and disturbing, and a wonderfully satisfying surprise ending. McPherson is a terrific storyteller' ANN CLEEVES 🔎Edinburgh, 1948.  Welfare Officer Helen Crowther has enough on her plate between her hectic job, her complicated love life, and her growing reputation as a troublemaker. Last year's scandal did nothing to help with the disapproval she already gets as a woman in her line of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll she wants now is to focus on doing what she loves: helping the poor of the Fountainbridge ward in the city of Edinburgh. The last thing she needs is another string of murders to distract her . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a gentleman dressed in working-man's clothing winds up dead right under Helen's nose, and she catches her own father in a very risky lie, Helen is propelled back into the dark world where class rules, justice is hard to come by and gruesome death is everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen has already learned some hard truths about her city, but this investigation is about to reveal just how deep corruption can go . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An intricately plotted mystery with wonderfully original (nasty, but not gory) murders. The rich period detail and use of local dialect immediately whisk you away to post-war Edinburgh. Hugely enjoyable!' FIONA LEITCH\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47896462360835,"sku":"9781399720489","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781399720489.jpg?v=1775046908","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781399720489","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}