{"product_id":"the-magus-of-sicily-philip-gwynne-jones-9781408719978","title":"The Magus of Sicily","description":"'Truly evocative' Financial Times\n'If this book is not popular with fans of The White Lotus, something is definitely awry . . . [a] sumptuously set mystery' Daily Mirror\n------------\nAn island of myth, legend . . . and murder?\nAs the summer sun beats down on the ancient town of Acitrezza, a folk festival plays out in the picturesque harbour. Music, laughter and the aroma of local delicacies fill the air, and a traditional pantomime draws a crowd.\nFor rookie journalist Nedda Leonardi, it's just another day's reporting in a calendar of unremarkable events. Until that is, the performers dive in the sparkling Ionian Sea for their finale... and emerge with a corpse. Could this be Nedda's big break?\nAfter one trick too many, Calogero Maugeri, self-styled Magus and con artist, is a wanted man. But his attempts to clean up his act and keep a low profile are thwarted when it's revealed he has a suspicious connection to the dead man pulled from the sea.\nA young reporter keen for a scoop and a reformed swindler desperate to clear his name... can this improbable pair solve the most unusual of murders?","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51408453337376,"sku":"9781408719978","price":9.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781408719978_2451729.jpg?v=1775107591","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/the-magus-of-sicily-philip-gwynne-jones-9781408719978","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}