{"title":"Arthur John","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-american-who-watched-british-mysteries-paperback","title":"The American Who Watched British Mysteries - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to solve a crime by watching British television mysteries? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaciturn and by-the-book police Detective Marlowe is investigating the strangulation death of Lucy Dixon, found in a park near her house. As he begins his investigation, Marlowe meets recent widower John Arthur, who, with his dog Ainsley, found the body early on a Saturday morning. The detective soon discovers John is a massive fan of British mystery series, to the point that he keeps going on tangents about the two Detective Barnabys from Midsomer and quoting French - or is it Belgian? - private investigators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Marlowe and his team, including steady and driven Detective Morven and the enthusiastic Sergeant Nelson, dig into the case, John keeps showing up. He calls the neighborhood a village, knew the victim, and shows up with a map of the block where she lived - a map detailing everyone who was at the party the night before her murder: jovial hosts James and Joanna Haydock, military-esque Neville and nature-centric wife Florence Cassell, flower-store owner Sarah Howard and wife Joyce, and City Council Member Suri and husband Steven Cane. Plus, unfriendly neighbor Tim Finch, who doesn't get along with any of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the officers investigate, uncovering hidden details of the victim's life, John's TV-driven insights and attention to detail become surprisingly helpful. But Marlowe's eyebrows keep raising as he wonders if the man is a curious and lonely television obsessive, or actually involved with the murder? And is it, as John wonders, a one-murder show, a two-murder show, or an even-more murders show?","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375211872479,"sku":"9798992641509","price":12.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/OyrlkblWK9798992641509.webp?v=1789196661"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/arthur-john.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}