{"product_id":"2026200014173-secondhand-so-bad-a-death","title":"So Bad A Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First ed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quiet suburban world of post-war Melbourne, nothing is quite as peaceful as it seems — and when murder intrudes upon the genteel rhythms of neighbourhood life, it falls to amateur sleuth Mother Paul to untangle a web of secrets, jealousy, and lethal ambition. So Bad a Death is June Wright's second mystery novel, a sharply observed crime narrative that chronicles the investigation into the suspicious death of a domineering local figure, set against the backdrop of a tight-knit Australian community where social propriety masks dangerous undercurrents.\n\nWright writes with a wit and intelligence that draws inevitable comparisons to Agatha Christie, yet her voice is distinctly Australian — grounded, sardonic, and richly attuned to the hypocrisies of middle-class life. Her protagonist, a nun with an incisive mind and an unassuming manner, proves to be a formidable force against those who believe murder can be neatly concealed beneath a veneer of respectability. Long overlooked and now rightfully reclaimed as a landmark of Australian crime fiction, this novel leaves the reader asking one unsettling question: in a community built on appearances, who among the respectable truly has nothing to hide?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130781245659,"sku":"2026200014173-SECONDHAND","price":200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1d6e8a39-98a4-46ae-a6e1-15df6b7a781f.png?v=1786590064","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014173-secondhand-so-bad-a-death","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}