{"product_id":"9780802167712","title":"Monk, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An extremely accomplished, traditional mystery in the PD James mode... an absolute treat.”\u003ci\u003e—Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo find a murderer, you need a motive . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a beloved yet mysterious monk is brutally murdered, Detective Sergeant George Cross faces a case with no leads, while his personal life is thrown into disarray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDS George Cross has always wondered why his mother left him when he was a child. Now that she is back in his life, he suddenly has answers—but this unexpected reunion is not anything he’s used to dealing with. So when the body of a monk is found savagely beaten to death in a woodland near Bristol, Cross is eager to throw himself into the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem is, no one in the Bristol station has any leads. Nothing is known about Brother Dominic’s past. How can Cross unpick a crime when they don’t know anything about the victim? And why would someone want to harm a monk?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCross’s dogged investigation reveals that while the monk was a much-loved and respected friend, brother, he was also a very wealthy man—and he sacrificed it all for his faith. For a man who has nothing, it seems strange that greed could be the motive for his murder. But greed is a sin, after all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tim Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44229722964148,"sku":"9780802167712","price":26.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5072\/8116\/files\/BNCImageAPI_094165da-4922-4a6d-b10b-d57880604431.jpg?v=1779225529","url":"https:\/\/runningthegoat.com\/products\/9780802167712","provider":"Running the Goat Books \u0026 Broadsides","version":"1.0","type":"link"}