{"product_id":"9780008132774_an-act-of-mercy","title":"An Act of Mercy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thrilling tale of murder and intrigue in Victorian London, featuring Detective Harry Pilgrim. Perfect for fans of S. J. PARIS and C. J. SANSOM. Previously published as A KILLING KINDNESS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon 1850. A city of contrasts. Of scientific marvels, poverty, disease and death.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Detective Sergeant Harry Pilgrim (one of London’s first police detectives) discovers the corpse of a woman in a Hackney cab, the case seems straightforward – until the only suspect is found murdered in his cell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePilgrim is hindered in his investigation by his own dark past – a dead son and a missing wife – and also by the well-meaning interference of Charles Dickens, who is serialising Pilgrim's adventures in his journal 'Household Words'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. But who is the cat and who the mouse?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. J. Durham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46896036675733,"sku":"9780008132774","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008132774_21389425-354d-4f16-a6c8-df1fb267b320.jpg?v=1776888520","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008132774_an-act-of-mercy","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}