{"product_id":"the-murder-at-worlds-end-9780063458772","title":"The Murder at World's End","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnives Out\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ean under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ehunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in this locked-room mystery by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Ross Montgomery. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCornwall, 1910. On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in feverish preparations for the apocalypse that he believes will accompany the passing of Halley's Comet. The Hall must be sealed from top to bottom--every window, chimney, and keyhole closed off before night falls. But what the pompous, dishonest Viscount has failed to take into account is the danger that lies within... By morning, he will be dead in his sealed study, murdered by his own ancestral crossbow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll eyes turn to Stephen Pike, Tithe Hall's newest under-butler. Fresh out of Borstal for a crime he didn't commit, he is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. His unlikely ally? Miss Decima Stockingham, the foul-mouthed, sharp as a tack, eighty-year-old family matriarch. Fearless and unconventional, she relishes chaos and puzzles alike, and a murder is just the thrill she's been waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, this mismatched duo must navigate secret passages, buried grudges, and rising terror to unmask the killer before it's too late...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Montgomery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063458772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontgomery, Ross:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoss Montgomery\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of award-winning books for children. His novels have been twice shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book of the Year and twice selected for the Waterstones' Children's Book of the Month, as well as chosen for the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e \"Top 100 Modern Children's Classics.\" His latest, \u003cem\u003e I Am Rebel\u003c\/em\u003e, was a B\u0026amp;N \"Our Monthly Pick\" and was an immediate bestseller, chosen by Waterstones as their Children's Book of the Year 2024. He lives in London with his wife, a baby, and a cat named Fun Bobby. \u003cem\u003eThe Murder at World's End \u003c\/em\u003eis his first adult novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ross Montgomery \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47566705688733,"sku":"9780063458772","price":47.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e81fa90b-990b-4cdd-aec0-ba782874e878.jpg?v=1768315336","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-murder-at-worlds-end-9780063458772","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}