{"product_id":"2026100006924-secondhand-beau-blackstone","title":"Beau Blackstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA witty and atmospheric historical crime novel, Beau Blackstone follows the roguish Edmund Blackstone, a Bow Street Runner in Regency-era London, as he navigates the glittering yet treacherous world of Georgian high society to solve a baffling murder. Richard Falkirk masterfully blends sharp social satire with suspenseful detective fiction, painting a vivid portrait of an era defined by elegance, excess, and corruption lurking beneath a polished veneer. Blackstone himself is a compelling anti-hero — street-smart, irreverent, and morally complex — who moves with equal ease through the criminal underworld and the drawing rooms of the aristocracy. The narrative crackles with period detail and dry humor, making it as much a richly textured portrait of Regency England as it is a gripping mystery. Fans of historical crime fiction will find in Falkirk's work a worthy companion to the genre's finest offerings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887910236379,"sku":"2026100006924-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f0346677-904d-43b0-aa16-03c18ded5960.png?v=1781748761","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100006924-secondhand-beau-blackstone","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}