{"product_id":"9781914150159","title":"Murder in Outline: A Tessa Crichton Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDangerous secrets score high at an exclusive girl's school . . . but top marks belong to murder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActress Tessa Crichton has mixed reactions to being on the panel of judges at the annual inter-house competition of the Waterside Drama and Ballet School, her alma mater. When she arrives on campus, the headmistress is having an affair with the founder's husband, a kleptomaniac is on the loose among the budding thespians, and the beloved and bewildering foundress is suffering from a most mysterious illness. When a student with a penchant for drawing compromising caricatures is found dead, the picture is one of murder most academic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it illicit love among the staff? Stealing among the students? Espionage among the alums? Or a scheme so beastly that Tessa's search for a killer becomes an education in the elusive evil one might find behind the most friendly facade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurder in Outline\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1979. This new edition features an introduction and afterword by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Anne Morice has a gift for creating intelligent, affection-generating characters, set in light and entertaining atmospheres.' \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46439665729777,"sku":"9781914150159","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781914150159_p0.jpg?v=1765705698","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781914150159","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}