{"product_id":"the-widow-of-bath","title":"The Widow of Bath","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-12 flex flex-col gap-9 xl:mb-28 xl:gap-14\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in the second-rate hotel he found himself in on England’s south coast – and then in walked his old flame Lucy and her new husband and ex-Judge, Gregory Bath. Entreated by Lucy to join her party for an evening back at the Bath residence, Hugh is powerless to resist, but when the night ends with the judge’s inexplicable murder he is pitched back into a world of chaos and crime – a world he had tried to escape for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1952, \u003ci\u003eThe Widow of Bath\u003c\/i\u003e offers intricate puzzles, international intrigue and a richly evoked portrait of post-war Britain, all delivered with Bennett’s signature brand of witty and elegant prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘There are a dozen clever deceptions in the book, twice as many as most writers would have given us.’ –Julian Symons in\u003ci\u003e Bloody Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargot Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (1912–1980) was a Scottish writer who penned a small, though influential, number of crime, thriller and science fiction novels. Bennett’s novel \u003ci\u003eSomeone from the Past\u003c\/i\u003e won the CWA Gold Dagger award in 1958. Her critically acclaimed 1955 novel \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Didn’t Fly \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in the British Library Crime Classics series in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Margot Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47306223812775,"sku":"9780712353748","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/TheWidowofBath-Bennett-1952-9780712353748.jpg?v=1776809330","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/the-widow-of-bath","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}