{"product_id":"death-at-the-sign-of-the-rook","title":"Death at the Sign of the Rook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characters and a setting that even Agatha Christie might recognize – a vicar, an Army major, a Dowager, a sleuth and his sidekick - except that the sleuth is Jackson Brodie, and the ‘sidekick’ is DC Reggie Chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crumbling house - Burton Makepeace and its chatelaine the Dowager Lady Milton - suffered the loss of their last remaining painting of any value, a Turner, some years ago. The housekeeper, Sophie, who disappeared the same night, is suspected of stealing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackson, a reluctant hostage to the snowstorm, has been investigating the theft of another The Woman with a Weasel, a portrait, taken from the house of an elderly widow, on the morning she died. The suspect this time is the widow’s carer, Melanie. Is this a coincidence or is there a connection? And what secrets does The Woman with a Weasel hold? The puzzle is Jackson’s to solve. And let’s not forget that a convicted murderer is on the run on the moors around Burton Makepeace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the while, in a bid to make money, Burton Makepeace is determined to keep hosting a shambolic Murder Mystery that acts as a backdrop while the real drama is being played out in the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly plotted, supremely entertaining, and utterly compulsive tour de force from a great writer at the height of her powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Volume Bookshop \u0026 Studio, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150116093988,"sku":"9780857526588","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/8657\/1300\/files\/9780857526588.jpg?v=1768077530","url":"https:\/\/volumebookshop.com\/products\/death-at-the-sign-of-the-rook","provider":"Volume Bookshop \u0026 Studio, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}