{"product_id":"devils-breath-jill-johnson-9781785304460","title":"Devil's Breath","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;*** A BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK ***\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'A BLOOMING GOOD READ' - THE TIMES\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'A MUST FOR LOVERS OF CRIME FICTION THAT'S JUST A BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE NORM' - HEAT magazine\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'[THIS IS LIKE] SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS GARDNER'S QUESTION TIME' - NISH KUMAR on BBC2's\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; Between the Covers\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'WITH EUSTACIA ROSE, JILL HAS CREATED AN UTTERLY UNIQUE CHARACTER AND HAS ENSURED THAT THE DETECTIVE GENRE TURNS A NEW LEAF. MYSTERY, MURDER, AND MULCH. WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE.' - ADIL RAY OBE\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;I've always been better with plants than people . . . \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Eustacia Rose is a Professor of Botanical Toxicology\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; who lives alone in London with only her \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;extensive collection of poisonous plants for company\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. She tends to her garden with meticulous care. Her life is quiet. Her schedule never changes. Until the day she hears a scream and the temptation to investigate proves irresistible. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Through her telescope, Professor Rose is drawn into the life of an extraordinarily beautiful neighbour, \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Simone\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;, and nicknames the men who visit her after poisonous plants according to the \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;toxic effect\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; they have on Simone. But who are these four men? And why does Eustacia Rose recognise one of them? \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Just as she preserves her secret garden, she feels inexplicably compelled to protect her neighbour, but \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Eustacia soon finds herself entangled in a far more complicated web than she could ever have imagined\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. When her precious garden is vandalised and someone close to Simone is murdered with a toxin derived from a rare poisonous plant, Eustacia becomes implicated in the crime. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;After all, no one knows toxic plants like she does . . .\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'FASCINATING AND EERILY COMPELLING.' JESSICA FELLOWES, New York Times bestselling author of The Mitford Murders series\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'AN INTOXICATING TALE, DEVIL'S BREATH MIGHT TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY.' SALENA GODDEN, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Mrs Death Misses Death\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;'Professor Eustacia Rose, genius botanical toxicologist, eccentric loner, instinctive detective and all-round mystery - a splendid creation.'\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; M. J. CARTER, author of the Blake and Avery Mystery novels\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;'A creeper vine of intrigue and suspense, with a most unlikely and engaging star detective at its heart.'\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; ESTHER FREUD, author of\u0026lt;i\u0026gt; I Couldn't Love You More \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;'A thrilling story . . . Jill Johnson writes masterfully.'\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; JJ BOLA, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Selfless Act of Breathing\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Bonnier Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51588872864032,"sku":"9781785304460","price":12.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781785304460.jpg?v=1780689866","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/devils-breath-jill-johnson-9781785304460","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}