{"product_id":"the-stone-wife-a-detective-peter-diamond-mystery","title":"The Stone Wife (A Detective Peter Diamond Mystery)","description":"“[W]onderful tidbits of Chaucerian scholarship enliven the novel. And whatever you think of Peter Diamond, he proves himself a 'verray, parfit, gentil knyght.'” —The New York Times Book Review\n\nAt a Bath auction house, a large slab of carved stone is up for sale. At the height of very competitive bidding, there is a holdup attempt by three masked robbers. They shoot and kill the highest bidder, a professor who has recognized the female figure carved in the stone as Chaucer’s Wife of Bath. The masked would-be thieves flee, leaving the stone behind.\n\nPeter Diamond and his team are assigned to investigate, and the stone is moved into Diamond’s office so he can research its origins. The carving causes such difficulties that he starts to think it has jinxed him. Meanwhile, as Diamond’s leads take him to Chaucer’s house in Somerset, his intrepid colleague Ingeborg goes undercover to try to track down the source of the handgun used in the murder.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 161695566X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.161695566X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lovesey, Peter\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41449015148602,"sku":"DBV.161695566X.A","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/161695566X-0.jpg?v=1780876781","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-stone-wife-a-detective-peter-diamond-mystery","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}