{"product_id":"the-late-scholar-by-jill-paton-walsh","title":"The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walsh","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Peter discovers that, as the Duke of Denver, he is the Visitor - that is the ultimate regulator - of St Severin's College, and the fellows appeal to him to solve a dispute, he and Harriet, set off happily to spend some time in Oxford, scene of their engagement and wedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the dispute turns out to be embittered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt concerns a valuable manuscript that some of the fellows regard as nothing but an insurance liability which should be sold to finance a speculative purchase of land. The voting is evenly balanced between the party that would sell and the party that would keep it - evenly balanced, that is, until several of the fellows unexpectedly die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the causes of death of the deceased fellows bear an uncanny resemblance to the murder methods in Peter's past cases - methods that Harriet has used i her published novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Warden has a casting vote - but the Warden has disappeared. And everyone involved seems rather more passionate about the decisions than reasons suggests they ought to be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894754345034,"sku":"7113ay","price":11.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/7113ay_af2a3be1-681a-4eb0-9fc9-a129e1e031f0.jpg?v=1793764637","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-late-scholar-by-jill-paton-walsh","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}