{"product_id":"9780715655955","title":"Dead Behind the Eyes : A slickly plotted murder mystery set in France's Loire Valley","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Moore, Ian \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 October 2025 by Duckworth Books (Duckworth) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Loire Valley Mystery' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 28 | 296g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An engrossing, slickly plotted policier that will leave you wanting more' TOM BENJAMIN, author of the Daniel Leicester mysteriesA HEADLESS MAN. A MISSING GIRL. A LIFE RULED BY SECRETS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a decapitated body washes up on the banks of the River Loire in the ancient city of Tours, the reluctant juge d’instruction Matthieu Lombard is brought in to lead the investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Lombard’s young niece appears, the inquiry changes course. Suddenly immersed in another world – one of eco-terrorism, bio-medical research, French aristocracy and the violent forgotten underbelly of society – Lombard begins to make unexpected connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan the brutal murder of a lonely man really be justified by a noble cause? Or are good intentions hiding darker motives, more cynical and more deadly?The second book in the gripping new crime series from The Times-bestselling author of Death and Croissants\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55884742361463,"sku":"9780715655955","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780715655955","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}