{"product_id":"9781529065541","title":"That Dark Spring : A True Story of Death and Desire in 1920s Provence by Susannah Stapleton","description":"I couldn't stop reading it . . . a classic of true crime' - Lissa Evans, author of Small Bomb at Dimperley'A fascinating true crime case study . . . deeply moving' The TimesA gripping, explosive murder mystery by acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton.   In April 1929, the body of British artist Olive Branson was found submerged in a water tank outside her farmhouse in a picturesque Provence village. Dressed only in a pink shirt and stockings, she had a bullet hole between her eyes and a revolver by her side.   Was it suicide - or murder?The initial investigation concluded suicide, but under pressure from Olive's family to conduct a murder enquiry, city detective Alexandre Guibbal was brought in to reopen the case.   Examining never-before-seen evidence, acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton builds a vivid and absorbing picture of an unconventional life and a violent death, and an investigation that shines a bright light on a village simmering with resentments and dangerous rivalries . . .\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303287501173,"sku":"9781529065541","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529065541.jpg?v=1762794091","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529065541","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}