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As the temperature drops and the tension mounts, Torben decides to draw upon all the tricks of Golden Age detectives past in order to solve the mystery: how much money would it take to turn one of his old friends into a murderer? But he'd better be quick, or someone else might end up dead... This witty murder mystery puts a modern spin on the classic country house whodunnit. 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Her body was found at the foot of her stairs, guarded by her Irish wolfhound. The police believe that she died of natural causes, but Torben Helle - Danish academic and amateur sleuth - is convinced that his beloved mentor was murdered. After all, Charlotte had a knack for making enemies. Aided by his old friend Leyla, Torben's investigation uncovers plenty of people who might have wanted Charlotte dead, from old adversaries from her time with MI6 to her rivals for a prestigious academic presidency. But Torben is woefully unqualified to catch a killer, and the killer knows it...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis witty murder mystery puts a modern spin on the classic Golden Age whodunnit. 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Now, for the first time, this innovative social history brilliantly – and radically – shows us the city’s most compelling period (1780–1870) at street level.   From beggars and thieves to musicians and missionaries, porters and hawkers to sex workers and street criers, Jensen unites a breadth of original research and first-hand accounts and testimonies to tell their stories in their own words. What emerges is a buzzing, cosmopolitan world of the working classes, diverse in gender, ethnicity, origin, ability and occupation – a world that challenges and fascinates us still.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294768738677,"sku":"9780715654958","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780715654958_f552de23-1e86-432a-9206-fc97c14450aa.jpg?v=1786014863"},{"product_id":"9781800811720","title":"Helle and Death","description":"'A glorious debut' - SUNDAY EXPRESS'An affectionate homage to classic murder mysteries' - DAILY MAIL'Recommended reading for a long winter night' - GUARDIANA snowstorm. A country house. Old friends reunited.It's going to be murder...Torben Helle - art historian, Danish expat and owner of several excellent Scandinavian jumpers - has been dragged to a remote snowbound Northumbrian mansion for a ten-year reunion with old university friends. Things start to go sideways when their host, a reclusive and irritating tech entrepreneur, makes some shocking revelations at the dinner table. And when these are followed by an apparent suicide, the group faces a test of their wits... and their trust.Snowed in and cut off, surrounded by enigmatic housekeepers and off-duty police inspectors, not to mention a peculiar last will and testament, suspicion and sarcasm quickly turn to panic. As the temperature drops and the tension mounts, Torben decides to draw upon all the tricks of Golden Age detectives past in order to solve the mystery: how much money would it take to turn one of his old friends into a murderer? But he'd better be quick, or someone else might end up dead...This witty murder mystery puts a modern spin on the classic country house whodunnit. 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She promises plenty of Venetian sun, stunning architecture and countless lavish parties, starting with a masquerade ball on a private island.But the party is cut short when Torben stumbles upon the body of controversial artist Vlaho Zuoz - only for it to then mysteriously disappear from behind a locked door. Fortunately Torben has his partner - in love and sleuthing - Leyla Moradi, to help him find both a corpse and a killer. Except that this killer has the upper hand, and Torben may have finally met his match...","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507714531701,"sku":"9781805228295","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805228295.jpg?v=1791213800"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-oskar-jensen.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}