{"product_id":"the-skull-beneath-the-skin","title":"The Skull Beneath the Skin","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvited to protect an actress within the rose red walls of a fairy-tale castle, private investigator Cordelia Gray finds the stage is set for death in this \"richly intricate and literate\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) British mystery from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Adam Dalgliesh series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eActress Clarissa Lisle has always been famous for her ravishing beauty--and her unscrupulous manipulations. Now on the death-shrouded island of Courcy, her schemes win her a starring role in a nightmare in which she can trust no one--not her deceived husband; her dangerously insecure stepson; her ominously genial host; her dependent, desperate cousin; or her cruelly amusing ex-lover. Soon Detective Cordelia gray finds that nothing is as it seems on Courcy--especially after the curtain goes down. Here she must delve into ancient secrets and guilt-stained pasts--and risk her life to stop a brilliantly cunning murderer who has set the stage for her death.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48841109602509,"sku":"9780743219563","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_20ac7810-fb08-4bab-b38c-13a7e4be75d7.jpg?v=1792003021","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-skull-beneath-the-skin","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}