{"product_id":"death-on-the-cherwell-british-library-crime-classics","title":"Death on the Cherwell (British Library Crime Classics)","description":"Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder\n\"Hay, who also wrote Murder Underground, crafted a witty and sometimes scathing account of women at Oxford at a time when they were only grudgingly accepted.\" ―Booklist\nFor Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils to be feared: unladylike behavior among her students, and bad publicity for the college. So her prim and cozy world is turned upside down when a secret society of undergraduates meets by the river on a gloomy January afternoon, only to find the drowned body of the college bursar floating in her canoe.\nThe police assume that a student prank got out of hand, but the resourceful Persephone girls suspect foul play, and take the investigation into their own hands. Soon they uncover the tangled secrets that led to the bursar's death―and the clues that point to a fellow student.\nThis classic mystery novel, with its evocative setting in an Oxford women's college, is now republished for the first time since the 1930s, with an introduction by the award-winning crime writer Stephen Booth.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1464206597\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1464206597.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hay, Mavis\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: Former library book with the usual stamps, stickers and labels. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42961351573565,"sku":"BVV.1464206597.G","price":9.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1464206597-0.jpg?v=1769721162","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/death-on-the-cherwell-british-library-crime-classics","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}