{"product_id":"bookish-sweet-9781529444445","title":"Bookish: Murder Speaks Volumes ... by Matthew Sweet","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\" class=\"product-description-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eBookish: Murder Speaks Volumes ...\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #555;\"\u003eby Matthew Sweet | A Post-War Literary Mystery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #eee; margin: 20px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #e8f4fd; border-left: 5px solid #2980b9; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #2980b9;\"\u003e🕵️♂️ THE BIBLIOPHILE'S DETECTIVE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003eA clever, warm-hearted mystery where the clues are hidden in the pages of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLondon, 1946: A City of Secrets\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of a recovering post-war London, \u003cstrong\u003eGabriel Book\u003c\/strong\u003e is an erudite and unconventional bookseller with a unique talent. 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