{"product_id":"kindness-strangers-9781668222546-new","title":"The Kindness of Strangers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA wildly entertaining debut and homage to the classic murder mystery set in post-WWII London where a stranger's arrival at a boarding house sets a deadly chain of events in motion--perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson, Agatha Christie, and Richard Osman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon, 1953. Jimmy Sullivan lies dying on the drawing room floor while his housemates look on, their lives about to change forever.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne foggy night in the dead of February, a young man arrives unannounced at 42 Tregunter Road in Chelsea. Self-styled Bohemian Mrs. Honor Wilson--who runs a minor literary journal and lodgings from this timeworn Victorian house--introduces him to her \"dear house guests\" Robbie, the writer; Mina, the teenage sleuth; George, the debutante; and Saul, the haunted refugee. Jimmy Sullivan is a family friend, Honor says--yet clearly, something is not right. Despite everyone's misgivings, she lets the stranger move into the attic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they each try to disprove Jimmy's dubious account of himself, secrets, jealousies, and disturbing schemes come to light, fracturing the household's delicate allegiances and setting in motion, unstoppably, a tale of perilous self-invention, complicated love, and murderous revenge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a house built on lies, the truth will get you killed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ATRIA","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51644346827042,"sku":"9781668222546-new","price":22.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781668222546.jpg?v=1778987766","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/kindness-strangers-9781668222546-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}