{"product_id":"9780143189879","title":"A Murder of Quality","description":"  \u003cp\u003eJohn le Carré’s second novel, \u003ci\u003eA Murder of Quality\u003c\/i\u003e, offers an exquisite, satirical look at an elite private school as it chronicles the early development of George Smiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiss Ailsa Brimley is in a quandary. She’s received a peculiar letter from Mrs. Stella Rode saying that she fears her husband—an assistant master at Carne School—is trying to kill her. Reluctant to go to the police, Miss Brimley calls upon her old wartime colleague, George Smiley. Unfortunately, it’s too late—Mrs. Rode has just been murdered. As Smiley takes up the investigation, he realizes that in life—as in espionage—nothing is quite what it appears.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John le Carré","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":42789030854816,"sku":"9780143189879","price":6.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a67968de-265c-4b80-a05a-f36f0d19a065.jpg?v=1732259653","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780143189879","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}