{"product_id":"9780312387570","title":"The Messengers of Death : A Mystery in Provence","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Messengers of Death\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Pierre Magnan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e Publishers Weekly \u003ci\u003eBest Mystery of 2008,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethis is the exceptional follow-up to Pierre Magnan's highly acclaimed\u003c\/i\u003e Death in the Truffle Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocal handyman Emile discovers an envelope addressed to a Mlle Veronique in a disused mailbox. Being a former postman, he dutifully purchases a stamp and mails the letter. But when the body of this same Mlle Veronique is soon found murdered, Commissaire Laviolette is coaxed out of retirement to solve one of the most bizarre crimes imaginable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stylish . . . a detective tale with a theme as old as Cain and Abel, as new as tomorrow's headlines, and as eternal as the Greek myths that inspire Magnan's fiction.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on The Messengers of Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A pleasantly old-fashioned mystery thriller with quirky charm aplenty.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on The Messengers of Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An intellectual feast . . . worthy of that other master of the French mystery, Georges Simenon. A winner.” —\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch on Death in the Truffle Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delightful, old-fashioned . . . wrapped in the rich atmosphere of 1960s Provence. The setting will draw in Peter Mayle fans, even if they are not regular mystery readers.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist on The Messengers of Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312387570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40642289172686,"sku":"9780312387570","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_41730a7d-9862-4c4b-914d-ba4f3dd78388.jpg?v=1639103443","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312387570","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}