{"product_id":"miss-aldridge-regrets","title":"Miss Aldridge Regrets","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Charming characters, a cross-Atlantic setting, jazz, cocktails, sex and a brilliant murder mystery. You couldn't ask for more! I loved it' \u003cstrong\u003eHarriet Tyce\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'This is a cracker. A thoroughly absorbing and thought-provoking historical crime novel that oozes glamour'\u003cstrong\u003e Cathy Rentzenbrink, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Act of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'A fabulous Christie-esque mystery. Brilliantly written, so evocative, and keeps you guessing all the way through' \u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Levin, \u003cem\u003eIf I Can't Have You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'Glamour and grit combine in this smartly plotted, wonderfully atmospheric historical murder mystery, with a heroine I won't forget. I loved it' \u003cstrong\u003eFrances Quinn, \u003cem\u003eThe Smallest Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eLondon, 1936\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eLena Aldridge is wondering if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn't worked out. Instead, she's stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement club in Soho and her married lover has just left her. She has nothing to look forward to until a stranger offers her the chance of a lifetime: a starring role on Broadway and a first-class ticket on the \u003cem\u003eQueen Mary\u003c\/em\u003e bound for New York. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter a murder at the club, the timing couldn't be better and Lena jumps at the chance to escape England. Until death follows her onto the ship and she realises that her greatest performance has already begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBecause someone is making manoeuvres behind the scenes, and there's only one thing on their mind...\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eMURDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss Aldridge Regrets\u003c\/em\u003e is the exquisite new novel from Louise Hare. A brilliant murder mystery, it also explores class, race and pre-WWII politics, and will leave readers reeling from the beauty and power of it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eWHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT \u003cem\u003eMISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'Giving off the best Agatha Christie vibes but also compelling issues of race and identity . . . Keeps you guessing until the end' \u003cstrong\u003eJulie Owen Moylan, \u003cem\u003eThe Green Eyed Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'A sublimely told murder mystery which oozes class in every sense. Fully deserves the Christie comparisons' \u003cstrong\u003eTrevor Wood, \u003cem\u003eThe Man on the Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpercollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41813579792562,"sku":"9780008332624","price":330.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/366931_6246339b4802f5.25064343_9780008332624.jpg?v=1648768800","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/miss-aldridge-regrets","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}