{"product_id":"a-drowning-tide-a-must-read-cryptic-crossword-mystery-for-fans-of-bbcs-ludwig-9781785306754","title":"A Drowning Tide: A Must-Read Cryptic Crossword Mystery for Fans of Bbc's Ludwig","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Written with panache, \u003ci\u003eA Drowning Tide\u003c\/i\u003e announces the arrival of a duo that might just come to rival the \u003ci\u003eThursday Murder Club\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen her next-door neighbor goes missing, reclusive Merry dives into an irresistible puzzle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Merry lives a simple life on the Isle of Wight. For work, she creates cryptic crosswords. For pleasure, she swims in the ocean's cold embrace. In between, she keeps an eye on her neighbor, Lucas Manning, son of her late best friend Julia. Until one day, Lucas disappears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Manning family has always had a sinister side - only Lucas has been above suspicion. Until now. And with Lucas's employers desperate to find him and the sensitive project he has absconded with, has Merry been wrong about Lucas all along? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As her search for Lucas unfolds, Merry suddenly has to confront her own dark past. And as the tangle of her life story rises to the surface, Merry is about to find a twist she never expected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombining a spiky, singular voice with a brilliantly twisty mystery, this is an unpredictable, gripping story of toxic families, dangerous secrets and the past catching up with the present - perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Philosophy Club\u003c\/i\u003e and Richard Osman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Lawton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black \u0026amp; White Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785306754","brand":"Black \u0026 White Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45109270478985,"sku":"9781785306754","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6259617a-4d99-434b-8c58-c3df4cc07efd.jpg?v=1767073696","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-drowning-tide-a-must-read-cryptic-crossword-mystery-for-fans-of-bbcs-ludwig-9781785306754","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}