{"product_id":"bad-neighbours","title":"Bad Neighbours","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'Come for the murder, stay for the almost-too-close-to-the-bone social satire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eI loved it, but don't tell my neighbours I said so.' JACK HEATH, author of Kill Your Husbands 'Joanna Jenkins has written another cleverly constructed crime mystery with surprises, intriguing characters and humour to lighten the tension. Four stars.' Good Reading Magazine Ruth Dawson finds her ideal living space in an Art Deco building in Potts Point, The Lumen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eA twenty-minute walk from her office in the city, the apartment boasts parquetry flooring, a wall of books and Harbour Bridge views from the sofa. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eIt's perfect until Ben, the homeless guy, dies under the corrugated iron lean-to in the garden where he lived. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eThe residents of The Lumen do little to hide their relief. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eThey can cease their half-hearted attempts to find an acceptable solution to 'the Ben problem', and return to more important issues. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eThey're not happy when Ruth brings in a detective. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eBut she's certain Ben was poisoned, and one of her neighbours knows it too. Praise for Joanna Jenkins: 'A very impressive novel.' Canberra Weekly 'A satisfying and twisting thriller.' Books + Publishing 'A fabulous page turner.' Sydney Arts Guide 'Eminently readable.' The Justinian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53600265830676,"sku":"9781761474019","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781761474019_1.jpg?v=1786078853","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/bad-neighbours","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}