{"product_id":"the-killings-at-badgers-drift-paperback","title":"The Killings at Badger's Drift - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Graham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Murder most pleasing...a corking good mystery.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis award-winner is the first of the Inspector Barnaby novels and inspiration for the staggeringly popular \u003ci\u003eMidsomer Murders\u003c\/i\u003e TV series--24 seasons and counting! It's no wonder the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e called Caroline Graham \"simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBadger's Drift is the ideal English village, complete with vicar, bumbling local doctor, and kindly spinster with a nice line in homemade cookies. But when the spinster dies suddenly, her best friend kicks up a fuss loud enough to attract the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. And when Barnaby and his eager-beaver deputy start poking around, they uncover a swamp of ugly scandals and long-suppressed resentments seething beneath the hollyhocks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the grand English tradition of the quietly intelligent copper, Barnaby has both a bone dry sense of humor and a keen eye for what makes people tick. \u003ci\u003eBadger's Drift\u003c\/i\u003e has won the Macavity Awards for Best First Mystery and has proved itself a crime-drama classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47492343398621,"sku":"9781631943294","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/WremetcZCA9781631943294.webp?v=1771938112","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-killings-at-badgers-drift-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}