{"product_id":"fire-in-the-barley-a-traditional-english-murder-mystery-paperback","title":"Fire in the Barley: A traditional English murder mystery - 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\u003eRoger Longrigg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank Parrish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's the perfect time to try this cosy English mystery series! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe best person to catch a criminal is a criminal himself...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e1977, West Country of England\u003c\/b\u003eReclusive poacher Dan Mallett spends his evenings prowling the local countryside for his latest catch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd one night he is almost caught by the police. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut they weren't looking for him - someone else has been committing crimes in the local area. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his night-time hobby at imminent risk, Dan decides to try and catch the offender himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe uses methods that are by turn ingenious, crooked, and sensationally successful, but as he gets closer to solving the mystery, it seems the police could be about to pin the crimes on him... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Dan catch the perpetrator before the police catch up with him...? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire in the Barley\u003c\/i\u003e is the first cosy village mystery in the Dan Mallett Investigation series: private investigation murder mysteries set in rural England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I loved it. I haven't read a novel that's given me so much pleasure for a long time. \u003cb\u003eIt's exciting and it's funny from beginning to end\u003c\/b\u003e. The whole of it is permeated with an authentic knowledge of the English countryside' - \u003cb\u003eRoald Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Here is a find. On the crime scene steps a fully fledged, all-of-a-piece original character in \u003cb\u003ea well-conceived, excitingly paced story\u003c\/b\u003e... I have a notion you will read this first book of the series at a gulp' -\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003eremarkable and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e first novel... The bluff and double bluff, the magnificent understanding of countryside, the complex skill of the detective, are all entrancing ' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mr Parrish did for poaching what Dick Francis did for horse racing' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOxford Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DAN MALLETT INVESTIGATIONS SERIES: \u003cbr\u003eBook One: Fire in the Barley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Two: Sting of the Honeybee\u003cbr\u003eBook Three: Snare in the Dark\u003cbr\u003eBook Four: Bait on the Hook\u003cbr\u003eBook Five: Face at the Window\u003cbr\u003eBook Six: Fly in the Cobweb\u003cbr\u003eBook Seven: Caught in the Birdlime\u003cbr\u003eBook Eight: Voices From the Dark\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908112175243,"sku":"9781800550230","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/LzeZm4Ecel9781800550230.webp?v=1778629816","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/fire-in-the-barley-a-traditional-english-murder-mystery-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}