{"product_id":"the-grapevine-9781399618984b","title":"The Grapevine","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAustralia, 1979. It's the height of summer and on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac a housewife is scrubbing the yellow and white chequered tiles of her bathroom floor. But all is not as it seems. For one thing, it's 3 a.m. For another, she is trying desperately to remove all traces of blood before they stain. Her husband seems remarkably calm, considering their neighbour has just been murdered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the sun rises on Warrah Place, news of Antonio Marietti's death spreads like wildfire, gossip is exchanged in whispers and suspicion mounts. Twelve-year-old Tammy launches her own investigation, determined to find out what happened, but she is not the only one whose well-meaning efforts uncover more mysteries than they solve. There are secrets behind every closed door in the neighbourhood - and the identity of the murderer is only one of them . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichly atmospheric and simmering with tension, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Grapevine\u003c\/span\u003e is an acutely observed debut novel about prejudice and suspicion, the hidden lives of women, and how the ties that bind a community can also threaten to break it.","brand":"Phoenix Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820024991824,"sku":"9781399618984B","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781399618984-l.jpg?v=1785878223","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-grapevine-9781399618984b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}