{"product_id":"9781840023824","title":"The Illustrious Corpse","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Illustrious Corpse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tariq Ali\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Home Secretary lies dead on his sofa and his wife Desdemona admits to murdering him. But why did she kill him and why would anyone confess to such a crime?\u003cbr\u003eSir Richard Everall of Scotland Yard wants to cover things up and avoid another embarrassing scandal for the Government. But Desdemona is adamant: she wants everyone to know why she murdered the Illustrious Corpse.\u003cbr\u003eMurder is high places, political marriage, the complications of party loyalty: all come under dramatic scrutiny in this sharp contemporary satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781840023824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40820529889486,"sku":"9781840023824","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_28982d78-0fc0-46cb-8417-335c6bdbe3eb.jpg?v=1643010238","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781840023824","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}