{"product_id":"crippen-a-novel-of-murder-paperback","title":"Crippen: A Novel of Murder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e An accomplished, intricately plotted novel, John Boyne's \u003ci\u003eCrippen \u003c\/i\u003ebrilliantly reimagines the amazing escape attempt of one of history's most notorious killers and marks the outstanding American debut of one of Ireland's best young novelists. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuly 1910: A gruesome discovery has been made at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard did not expect the house to be empty. Nor did he expect to find a body in the cellar. Buried under the flagstones are the remains of Cora Crippen, former music-hall singer and wife of Dr. Hawley Crippen. No one would have thought the quiet, unassuming Dr. Crippen capable of murder, yet the doctor and his mistress have disappeared from London, and now a full-scale hunt for them has begun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross the Channel in Antwerp, the S.S. \u003ci\u003eMontrose \u003c\/i\u003ehas just set off on its two-week voyage to North America. Slipping in among the first-class passengers is a Mr. John Robinson, accompanied by his teenage son, Edmund. The pair may be hoping for a quiet, private voyage, but in the close confines of a luxury ocean liner, anonymity is rare. And with others aboard looking for romance, or violence, or escape from their past in Europe, it will take more than just luck for the Robinsons to survive the voyage unnoticed.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuly 1910: A gruesome discovery has been made at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. \u003cbr\u003eChief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard did not expect the house to be empty. Nor did he expect to find a body in the cellar. Buried under the flagstones are the remains of Cora Crippen, former music-hall singer and wife of Dr. Hawley Crippen. No one would have thought the quiet, unassuming Dr. Crippen capable of murder, yet the doctor and his mistress have disappeared from London, and now a full-scale hunt for them has begun. \u003cbr\u003eAcross the Channel in Antwerp, the S.S. \"Montrose \"has just set off on its two-week voyage to North America. Slipping in among the first-class passengers is a Mr. John Robinson, accompanied by his teenage son, Edmund. The pair may be hoping for a quiet, private voyage, but in the close confines of a luxury ocean liner, anonymity is rare. And with others aboard looking for romance, or violence, or escape from their past in Europe, it will take more than just luck for the Robinsons to survive the voyage unnoticed. \u003cbr\u003eAn accomplished, intricately plotted novel, \"Crippen \"brilliantly reimagines the amazing escape attempt of one of history's most notorious killers and marks the outstanding American debut of one of Ireland's best young novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eCrippen, The Thief of Time, Next of Kin, The Boy at the Top of the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and internationally bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e. Boyne won two Irish Book Awards (the People's Choice and the Children's) for \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e, and his novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. Ireland's \u003ci\u003eSunday Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e named him one of the forty people under forty in Ireland likely to be the movers and shakers who will define the country's culture, politics, style and economics in 2005 and beyond. Crippen was nominated for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e Hughes \u0026amp; Hughes Irish Novel of the Year Award. He lives with his partner in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762451382560,"sku":"9780312343590","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b099d4d3ac6916ab9dac127785b02f36_db160094-38a9-4f0e-90b0-2a60fbd4f6cd.webp?v=1780221530","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/crippen-a-novel-of-murder-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}