{"product_id":"9780007218936","title":"The American Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER AND AWARD-WINNING RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable for the first time as a downloadable audio file.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland 1819: Thomas Shield, a new master at a school just outside London, is tutor to a young American boy and the boy’s sensitive best friend, Charles Frant. Drawn to Frant’s beautiful, unhappy mother, Thomas becomes caught up in her family’s twisted intrigues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a brutal crime is committed, with consequences that threaten to destroy Thomas and all that he has come to hold dear. Despite his efforts, Shield is caught up in a deadly tangle of sex, money, murder and lies – a tangle that grips him tighter even as he tries to escape from it. And what of the strange American child, at the heart of these macabre events, yet mysterious – what is the secret of the boy named Edgar Allen Poe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe historical and literary masterpiece, The American Boy, is a regency mystery that has captivated readers, earning its place as a top bestseller. The intricate web of romance, thrillers, and detective elements within the fiction has made it a Sunday Times bestselling book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of S G Maclean (The Black Friar), C. S. Harris (Who Will Remember), Robert Harris (Precipice), Anthony Horowitz (Marble Hall Murders), and Sarah Hawkswood (Too Good to Hang).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Taylor, Abridged by Kati Nicholl, Read by Alex Jennings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889117319317,"sku":"9780007218936","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007218936_cc986c78-ff49-4d32-9a7d-fb2981f9c3fe.jpg?v=1776888147","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007218936","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}