{"product_id":"2026200014386-secondhand-nightcap","title":"Nightcap","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cocktail of poison, privilege, and deadly secrets — Nightcap by J.C.S. Smith is a sharp, atmospheric mystery that pulls readers into a world where a seemingly innocent drink becomes the instrument of murder. Set against the sophisticated backdrop of New York's upper-crust social scene, the novel follows Quentin Jacoby, a world-weary private investigator, as he unravels a web of deceit surrounding a suspicious death — one that the police are all too ready to dismiss as an accident. Smith constructs a tightly wound plot where every alibi crumbles under scrutiny and every witness harbors a motive, keeping the reader perpetually off-balance and hungry for the next revelation.\n\nRooted firmly in the tradition of the classic American hard-boiled detective novel, Nightcap presents a cast of morally ambiguous characters with the precision of a seasoned crime writer. Smith's prose is crisp and economical, each sentence carrying the weight of mounting tension as Jacoby inches closer to an uncomfortable truth hidden behind polished smiles and crystal glasses. The novel argues, with quiet but persistent force, that the most dangerous crimes are those committed in plain sight — and that the deadliest poison is sometimes trust. Who, among these gilded suspects, had the nerve to spike the last drink?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49161030467803,"sku":"2026200014386-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d7441356-0a75-469a-867f-0a4f4dd1207f.png?v=1787189421","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014386-secondhand-nightcap","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}