{"product_id":"yet-another-death-in-venice-paperback","title":"Yet Another Death in Venice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Heald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlong the canals of Venice, Bognor investigates a mogul's medieval murder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlush with cash from the success of his latest insipid blockbuster, aspiring film mogul Irving Silverburger takes to Venice to soak himself in luxury. Instead, he is quickly soaked in blood. Cruising down the canal in a vaporetto, Silverburger is shot with a crossbow, killed by a Harlequin who disappears into the masquerade of Carnival.\u003cbr\u003eUnmasking the disguised assassin falls to Simon Bognor, a British Board of Trade detective whose natural sloth did not prevent him from stumbling backward into knighthood--an honor that fits just as poorly as his ill-tailored clothes. If he ever had a prime, he is long past it now, but Bognor must rally once more to penetrate the mysteries of an ancient city at festival time, when the killers are not the only ones in disguise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Heald (b. 1944) is a journalist and author of mysteries. Born in Dorchester, England, he studied modern history at Oxford before becoming a reporter and columnist for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He began writing novels in the early 1970s, starting with \u003ci\u003eUnbecoming Habits\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), which introduced Simon Bognor, a defiantly lazy investigator for the British Board of Trade. Heald followed Bognor through nine more novels, including \u003ci\u003eMurder at Moose Jaw \u003c\/i\u003e(1981) and \u003ci\u003eBusiness Unusual\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) before taking a two-decade break from the series, which returned in 2011 with \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Opening Chapter\u003c\/i\u003e. Heald has further distinguished himself with official biographies of Prince Philip and Princess Margaret, as well as accounts of sporting heroes like cricket legends Denis Compton and Brian Johnston. He is also an experienced public speaker. \u003ci\u003eYet Another Death in Venice \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) is the latest in the Bognor chronicles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.98 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760680567072,"sku":"9781480468283","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/24b7fbe20ae70f74d24bfac857bca712.webp?v=1780186691","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/yet-another-death-in-venice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}